Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis 

Rodney Cluff is the author of the piece, World Top Secret: Our Earth Is Hollow. He originally published the piece in Sun City, Arizona, USA. Raymond Bernard’s article titled, The Hollow Earth motivated Mr. Cluff to work on the piece's publication. In addition, Cluff's childhood passion for religion and Earth influenced the piece's publication. The piece communicates that the audience is interested in earth and religion (science) topics. The piece may appear ridiculous to the audience before they can see it. The author originally published the piece in 2014; a revised edition was published in 2020. 

The piece gesture to a more significant debate concerning the hollowness of the universe and everything in it. The sun, moon, Earth, and other planets are hollow. Explorers claim to have found populations of human beings in the Sun, Earth, and other planets' interior, putting a debate on whether God created the universe and its planets' human populations to occupy more on their interior than exteriors. The exterior of the Earth, moon, sun, and other universal planets are exposed to hot and cold climates, hurricane winds, tornados, dust storms, asteroids, and meteorite hits. NASA cannot view life on other planets within the solar system, but this piece claims using evidence that life exists on other planets. For instance, the lost ten tribes who rumors claim that they used the North Polar Opening to enter into the hollow Earth, and explorers report that they have well-structured civilization, perfect health, an economy of abundance, and long lives (Cluff). This piece argues that astronomers have been busy searching the wrong sites for lives in the hollow universe. It challenges science to realize a new way of seeing the universe. 

The major players in the debate are various authors, such as Larry Foreman, who authored a book called Passport to Eternity. The players all support the existence of another form of settlement in the hollow Earth. The piece supports the position that the Earth, moon, sun, planets, and other stars are hollow and support life within their interior (Cluff). The piece, therefore, expects the audience to accept the inhabitation within the hollow Earth. Every detail of the terrestrial paradise, such as the garden of Eden, the lost tribes, God's political kingdom, lost Viking colonies, Germans escaping after the first World War, the source of flying saucers, and the interior of the sun where there is heaven. However, the piece expects the audience to accept that Earth is hollow. 

The piece uses logos to capture the audience's thinking. At the beginning of the reading, the piece asks the audience to think about the possibility of the Earth, planets, moon, and other stars being hollow bodies. The author also wants the audience to imagine what the hollow Earth looks like. Thirdly, the piece asks its audience to imagine if the humans within the Earth's interior have a message for the people living on Earth's exterior. Lastly, the piece motivates the audience to visit the hollow Earth, learn about the terrestrial paradise and provide information concerning the journey. The piece asks the audience to think about these issues to engage them. Moreover, logos make them listen actively so that the audience may agree with the author's stories and case studies for their deductive reasoning and agree with the author's conclusion that Earth is hollow and there is life within the hollow part. The logos used in this piece provides a reasoning audience who can use logic to reason their beliefs with the conclusions it provides. The author builds logos on the audience's beliefs. The evidence is valid since there is proof that lost Israelite tribes are not in the hollow Earth. Karl Unger also reached the hollow Earth in 1943using a German submarine and wrote about the adventure. In addition, the author gives the account of Larry Foreman that brings the realness of the flying saucer and the terrestrial paradise within the hollow Earth. 

The piece uses pathos to exploit the emotions and feelings of the audience in accepting the information. It asks the audience to feel the punishment that made humans immortal sent away from God's presence (Garden of Eden) and brought onto the Earth's surface. In addition, humans became the decedents of prison sentences on the Earth's surface. However, the author wants the audience to feel about God's probation on humans so that they can go back to live with him once they obey His commandments of their desire and free will. There is a strong connection between the audience and the piece. The piece claims that the audience that deserves to return to the Garden of Eden will be taken back. However, some beings, such as liars, murderers, warmongers, adulterers, thieves, and others, continue to break God's commandments and will not return to God's presence on the hollow Earth (Cluff). The emotional heart of the piece is where the lives on the Earth's surface will end in 2035. The author claims that a solar flare is emerging from the sun and has a countdown on it when it hits the Earth to make the Earth, together with the unsaved human being, burn to ashes. Describing the last day events. 

To establish ethos, the piece is generous in sharing the information concerning the topic matter. Secondly, the piece shows similarities between the author and the audience. The piece includes the author is the story. It uses the term "our" to include the author, therefore, showing the similarity in values, age, gender, career, culture, race, and personality with the audience. Thirdly, the piece has educational authority, meaning it has much knowledge and persuades the audience's mindset. Lastly, the piece acknowledges the reputation, expertise, and testimonials of others such as Larry Foreman, Olaf Jansen, and others in the discussion. The piece demonstrates a comprehensive perspective. The piece is honest and fair, and I trust its perspective since it uses comprehensive sources of knowledge about the hollow Earth, including Christian and scientific perspectives. 

The styles used in the piece include a formal tone, direct and specific language, and realism. An example of direct and specific language is “they gave a message to Larry for all of us." (Cluff) The piece exploits realism to describe events in a manner that matches the audience's thinking about them and uses real characters. The tone used is appropriate to the purpose and the audience. The piece revolves around logical, serious, emotional, and subjective tones. 

Work Cited

Cluff, Rodney M. "World Top Secret: Our Earth Is Hollow!: Welcome." 

Our Earth Is Hollow!, 2022, www.ourhollowearth.com/ourhollo/index.html. Accessed 25 Sept. 2022.