Rhetorical Analysis On David Blaine

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David Baine: The Man Who Held his Breath for 17 minutes
David Blaine’s 2009 Ted talk (The Man that Held his Breath for 17 Minutes) with 16 million views was an affective discussion in conveying the message “Anything is Possible!” From the commencement of this mind blowing discussion David Blaine put his audience on the edge of their seats when explaining his first major risk taking experience was being buried alive for 24hrs with nothing but water to drink. David Blaine expertly proved to his audience his credibility by showing us examples of him as an escape artist, illusionist and magician, including images of him being buried alive and hanging in a glass cage. To help the audience connect with his journey, David Blaine made remarkable use