Dionne Searcey wrote this article about the 82 school girl that were finally released in Nigeria. The columnist used appeals to pathos when she says,"While Mr. Mark was thrilled with hearing some of the girls were safe, his joy was mixed with the awful, gut-wrenching torment of not knowing if his own two daughters were among those released." ( paragraph 3) The inside look on the father who still does not have his children makes the audience sympathetic toward him. Therefore, the readers continue to read the article to find out what happens to his daughters. Searcey used complex syntax to develop her story. The use of complex sentences paints the picture of what better in the reader's head as well as portrays the the emotions of the parents better. Some may view the article as a mark of progress for the Nigerian city. Optimists may view the 82 girls and think that everything would be okay. Although the article represents the veiw point of the parents who did not get their daughters back, the view point of the parents who got their children back was omitted. The point of the article was to celebrate the girls who were released but at the same time raise awareness that 218 girls are still captured.
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David Barboza wrote this article about how the Chinese fugitive took advantage of the growth of China's economy. Barboza used simplistic yet discriptive diction throughout the article. The elevated language appeals the affluent readers who live in China. In doing this, he persuades an influencial crowd to promte change in China's government. Barboza uses appeals to logos where it says,"When the company was founded in 1993, China had just begun experimenting with private ownership, opening new economic zones and allowing companies to sell shares to the public." (paragraph 7) The background gives the reader a better idea of how the HNA Group came about. This information nakes the reader knowlegable about why the company may have missed that one of their investors was a criminal. People may look at this as a minor problem that has been blown out of proportion. Although China does have a problem of government corruption, there are worse things that have happened because of corrupt governments. Many people may not see the big deal in a wealthy fugitive investing in a company. The value of China's growth in economy was represented in the first three paragraphs, primarily. The message was sent to make awareness that the corruption of the Chinese government started to affect the affluent population. The message mainly gains support from the affluent Chinese who are now focused on keeping criminals away from their business.
Dawn Eden Goldstein wrote this article about the pope making a controversal statement. Appeals to logos in the article built the argument Goldstein made to support the Pope's statement. The references made to previous occasions where immigrants shed light on the honest truth that refugee treatment is a problem. Goldstein used simplistic diction that made his points easier to comprehend and not cryptic. In doing this, Goldstein threw the flaws of refugee centers into the readers face, making the situations more real. Those who are Jewish may see this as Goldstein trying to justify what the Pope said correct. Since Goldstein is a Catholic, readers may see as bias because, of course, he stick to Pope Francis' side. The veiw point of the Jewish Americans who are not on the American Jewish Committee. Those people may have a different reason on why they did not like the comparison and their thought about refugee centers. This message was sent to explain why Pope Francis made the comparison between refugee centers and concentration camps. This message brings awareness to the mistreatment of refugees inrefugee centers.
Sui-Wee Lee and Owen Guo wrote this article about the capital investment scandal in China. The columnists begin the article with appeals to pathos, using the story of 61 year old woman who lost her retirement money because of the scandal. The story cause the audience to feel sympathetic for the woman and, therefore, want justice for this theivery. The tone of the article came off as critical of the banks that offered the unstable investments. The columnists made sure to use quotes that went with this tone such as, "'It invites moral hazard,' said Victor Shih, an associate professor at the University of California, San Diego, who specializes in the politics of Chinese banking policies. 'When you tell people that they will get bailed out, then they will engage in very, very risky behavior and also opportunistic behavior on the part of the banks.'"(paragraph 9) This tone influences the reader to be critical of the chinese banks that offered these investments as if they were stable. People may see this message as a way to stir up feelings of anger towards the Chinese banks. The article used personal accounts and shocking values that some people may see as a way to make others angry. The article ommitted a way to fix the problem in Chinese banks and how to keep this from happening again. This way, people only see the problem at hand not the solution to this problem. The message was sent to inform the public about the investment scandal in China. In addition, the message was sent to influence people to want to take action against the Chinese banks.
Rick Wayman wrote this on the opinion pages of the New York Times website. Formal tone, in this article, gave Wayman's response to the proposal a professional and level headed feel. Wayman used appeals to logos when he made reference to Iran and North Korea's withdrawal from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. In using this reference, he compares it to the recent proposal of having European Nuclear Alliance. This makes the proposal sound more menacing and deters neutral parties in the matter from supporting the idea. Those who proposed the idea or may support this idea may see this as a pessimistic veiw on a idea formed mainly as protection. They may see the use of nuclear weapons as inevitable and, therefore, find the necessity of having a nuclear alliance. The anti-nuclear point of veiw is heavily represented in the post. This is especially shown where it says,"The only way to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used is to abolish them." (paragraph 5) This message was sent to, primarily, deter the public from the proposition of a nuclear alliance in Europe. This message also gain support for the anti-nuclear point of veiw.
Nathaniel Popper wrote this article about the improvements being made on Wall Street. Popper uses appeals to ethos when he quotes the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (D.T.C.C.) in the second paragraph of the post. In using this, Popper gains the public's trust that he knows what he is talking about. The columnist appeals to logos when explains,"All Bitcoin transactions take place on a global financial ledger known as a blockchain, which is maintained and updated by a network of thousands of computers around the world, similar to the way that Wikipedia is kept up by diffuse volunteers rather than by a single company." (paragraph 7) This addition to the article informs the readers on how Bitcoin works. As a result, the information gives the readers a better idea on why the new system is good for Wall Street. Popper's tone is very optimisstic. This optimism influences the reader to have hope in improvements Wall Street's work flow. Some people may see this post as a promise that may or not be fulfilled for the article mainly soke of what should happen not what is going to happen. Popper omitted the viewpoint of those who did not think that Bitcoin would be successful for D.T.C.C. As a result, the readers do not know why Bitcoin may possibly fall through. The message was sent to gain support for Wall Street banks and the new Bitcoin transactions.
This article was written by Steven Erlanger. What mainly attracted attention was the compelling diction of the title: "Theresa May Is Grilled Over Missile Test Failure." The word grilled gives the reader the idea that the Prime Minister was being intensely interrogated for answers. This leads the reader to believe that the article answers the questions that the reader has about the ordeal. The strongly wording implies accusation and the possibilty of people being hurt to people who do not know about the ordeal, making them want to read more. Erlanger's brief over veiw of the situation pulls the reader in further with, "Prime Minister Theresa May refuses to comment on Sunday..." (line 1) The introduction suggests that Mrs. May made a point to say that she will not acknowledge that this situation even happened. The use of her title is almost used as a sarcastic remark as Mrs. May, the Prime Minister, does not own up to the mistakes of her own administration. Reading her title makes people question her credibility. The audience may look at this article and believe that the Prime Minister knew about the cover up. Where the author states, "she would not say whether she knew about the missile failure.." (line 6-7)and then he comments on the fact that "Mrs. May did not meantion any failure during her first speech to Parlaiment..." (line ) ond would think that she did not know. However, Erlanger does not fail to meantion that Mrs. May spoke highly of the missiles during the BCC show while dodging questions aboutthe test failure. The reader then makes further spe ulation that the Primee Minister may have assissted in the cover up of the test. The author does not show the veiw point of the military officers that participated in covering up the failure. The audience does not know whether the military officers told Mrs. May about the situation. As a rssult, the audience is left to assume that she did know about it. This message was published to inform the public of the missile test failure and to convince them that the Prime Ministed is guilty in covering up the scenario. The wording and ommitting of certain veiw points made this article successful.
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