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In Twilight of the Idols Nietzsche discusses his views on Christianity, other philosophers, and authors of his time. Nietzsche’s main focus, however, is on Christianity and how its actions and views are means to an end. ... Nietzsche’s use of rhetorical strategies [i. ...
Nietzsche uses an elevated level of diction to help him achieve his purpose, he uses Latin in many passages to make the reader look to the bottom of the page and thus think about what he is proposing. His combination of elevated diction along with deductive reasoning can sometimes lose the reader, but just as fast as the reader is lost Nietzsche offers forth a formula which helps the reader follow his thinking. Nietzsche believes that a person’s "virtue is the consequence of happiness," or that a person’s emotions are the product of their beliefs. Nietzsche’s uses consequence to mean something more like cause than effect. ... Even in his "formulas" Nietzsche’s meaning is not as straight forward as it seems. ...
Nietzsche use interesting syntax to evoke thought from his reader. ... He starts with a general statement "The most general formula…" which goes into his idea that the church and religion kills instinct and ends the piece with "Everything good is instinct…" which shows Nietzsche repeating his beginning formula [although there is one more sentence after this beginning with "Effort is an objection," the sentence is foreshadowing the next section about what people can do to retain their individuality).
Approximate Word count = 923
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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