In Max Boot article, If this is what conservatism has become, count me out He is able to persuasively write on his opinions of how his conservative views have changed solely based on the recent allegations and events that has been taking forth by the Republican Party. Boot is able to explain his political views by establishing strong uses of diction to explain his point of view clearly. Words and phrases that are incorporated within his peice such as, “by the far left as a bloodthirsty neocon warmonger for the Original Sin” and, “I am a ‘soulless, craven opportunist’ whose ‘brain is broken’”.The emotional attachment that the author portrays is large considering he refers to himself and what he's been through regarding his change of mind. For example he writes, “ ‘In the past I would have been indignant at such attacks and eager to assert my conservative credentials...But now, frankly, I don’t give a damn. I prefer to think of myself as a classical liberal, because ‘conservative’ has become practically synonymous with ‘Trump lackey’ ”. The author is able to show much passion in his argument by the amount of news he is able to emphasize and explain his reasoning in the passage to his recent change of beliefs.The words used and the phrases that he puts down explains his tone as being very critical and contemplative toward the conservative views also known as the major political party called the Republican Party. Max Boot is also able to successfully appeal to ethos with his experiences and quotes added to be able to support his claim. Credibility emphasized in his article such as, “Richard Brookhiser, a longtime stalwart at National Review, summed up the Trump effect: ‘Now the religious Right adores a thrice-married cad and casual liar. But it is not alone. Historians and psychologists of the martial virtues salute the bone-spurred draft-dodger whose Khe Sanh was not catching the clap. Cultural critics who deplored academic fads and slipshod aesthetics explicate a man who has never read a book, not even the ones he has signed. . . . Straussians, after leaving the cave, find themselves in Mar-a-Lago. Econocons put their money on a serial bankrupt’”. The author incorporate a high standing individual to emphasize his point. While being able to rebuttal some of the views presented in his article, with adding examples and justifying his overall claim. The purpose of the article is to explain the instability that comes from the Republican Party’s views on many topics. Such as gun laws and the “distorted” view regarding equality for all. Max Boot organizes his article by first explaining the Republican party and how he viewed certain issues with that lens, and how he adapted to become what he is now today, an educated liberal. the argument he conveys is very consistent throughout the whole piece contributing to the viewpoint on how Republicans have a very different and unfavorable view in the authors eyes. The speaker of this article are the Americans that classify themselves as dedicated liberal, to understand their believed right from wrong regarding the different types of cons volsal topics. The occasion of this article is the controversy is the un authorized restriction of guns with the mass shootings that have been taken place in the recent decade, and there yet hasn't been a plan in place to stop the tragedy.
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In Stephen D. Haner article, Virginia Officials Are Letting Electric Companies Rip Off Customers he clearly emphasizes the wrongdoings of Virginia lawmakers and their “corrupt” plan to rip off customers of immense electric companies. Haner is able to fully explain his views on the matter by practicing strong uses of diction throughout his article. Words and phrases such as, “On Monday must be viewed as the first of what will be many brushback pitches in the game just beginning” as well as, “I think they expected sympathy from me on that day in 2006 because at the time I worked for a major defense contractor that is also a heavily regulated monopoly subject to daily oversight”. The emotional attachment that the author implies is very sizable, in the fact that he is able to easily speak his mind in a very bias and strong forwarded way to explain his perspectives. Phases that he includes in this passage are, “I had zero sympathy for and full understanding of what Dominion really wanted and still wants”.The words used and the phrases that he puts down explains his tone as being very critical and contemplative toward the Virginia Lawmakers responsible for “ripping off” American customers regarding electricity. Stephen D. Haner is also able to successfully appeal to ethos by establishing credibility within his article such as,“We hope the commission sees it our way, said the committee chair, Republican Frank R. Wagner of Virginia Beach”.As well as, “We are not going to be able to make it any clearer what the policy of the commonwealth is, said Senate Democratic leader Richard L. Saslaw of Fairfax”. The author is able to clearly sight lawmakers involved with this issue and their stances on it. He remarks a rebuttal to his overall claim but is able to successfully back up his argument through examples and other important citizens’ perspectives, such as the customers that are in the middle of the problem. The purpose of the article is to explain the on going problems of how lawmakers continue to not take into consideration of what the people want let alone the customers that are involved since the beginning. Also, to add his input in the writing to give more than one view to the reader, as well as quoting other sources throughout the article. To successfully back up his overall claim. Stephen D. Haner is able to organize his argument by first explaining his views on how the lawmakers act regarding important topics , and then going into further detail about his recent actions that are presented. The argument he conveys is very consistent throughout the whole piece contributing to the viewpoint on how support lawmakers actually are regarding recent allegations. The speaker of this article are the Americans and other citizens in Virginia that are involved in this issue. The occasion of this article is the controversy that comes from the American peoples’ views on the electricity bill issued by the lawmakers in that state of Virginia. The speaker of this article are the Americans and other citizens viewing the problem wanting to find a fit solution to it. The main subject of the piece is to inform the American people and other citizens that the lawmakers do not take into consideration the needs of the citizens of The United States of America.
In Daniel W. Drezner article, How Donald Trump needs to exit the White House he explains the the events that are taking place in his perspective. Largely regarding Trump and how long he will be permitted to stay in office regarding the recent allegations toward the President of the United States. The author is able to fully explain his views on the matter by practicing strong uses of diction throughout his article. Words and phrases such as, “that the president will eat himself into a coronary”, as well as “the best staffing in the world would not be able to make him even a mediocre president”. The emotional attachment that the author implies is quite large, in the fact that he is able to easily speak his mind in a very bias and strong forwarded way to explain his perspectives. The author is able to show much passion in his argument by the amount of news he is able to emphasize and explain his reasoning in the passage.The words used and the phrases that he puts down explains his tone as being very critical and contemplative toward the president. As if he is not able to fully do his job in the right manner as many other presidents before him have done. Drezner is also able to successfully appeal to ethos by establishing credibility within his article such as, “John Locke described executive prerogative as necessary in any system that separated the executive and legislative powers, and defined it as the ‘power to act according to discretion, for the public good, without the prescription of the law, and sometimes even against it.’…”. As well as, quoting Michelle Schwarze’s views on the topic. He is able to appeal to ethos by establishing credibility to help his argument. While being able to rebuttal some of the views presented in his article, with adding examples and justifying his overall claim. The purpose of the article is to explain the instability that comes from the president and how it may be devastating to the American people, as well as other countries that have to deal with the “problems” that Donald Trump creates. Also, to add his input in the writing to give more than one view to the reader, as well as quoting other sources throughout the article. For example in the article it states “By summer it was quite clear that: a) Trump was not going to grow up in office; and b) the best staffing in the world would not be able to make him even a mediocre president. Yes, constitutional checks and balances are still working, but that is cold comfort when so many officials and analysts are talking so casually about war with North Korea”. Which explains directly to the reader on his opinion by helping back it up on how Trump is unworthy as to be a political leader of the free world. Daniel W. Drezner is able to organize his argument by first explaining his views on how the president acts, and then going into further detail about his recent actions he presents. The argument he conveys is very consistent throughout the whole piece contributing to the viewpoint on how President Trump is not fit to be president regarding his recent behaviors. The speaker of this article are the Americans and other citizens of other countries viewing the leaders as a unsuitable representation of the executive branch of the United States of America. The occasion of this article is the controversy that comes from the American peoples’ views on the White House as well as Donald Trump’s. The speaker of this article are the Americans and other citizens viewing the executive branch as being ill fit. The main subject of the piece is to inform the American people and other citizens that the White House is not able to function properly because of Trump and how he reacts do many of the allegations targeted at him.
Marcel Fratzscher in his article, “Germany is No Poster Child for Economic Growth” is able to thoroughly explain the news in his context of the world's economic growth and Germany’s involvement in recent years. The author of this passage is able to demonstrate his standpoint regarding this matter by establishing strong uses of diction in this piece. Words and phrases such as, “Many people in the world today are pinning their hopes on an economically prosperous” and “Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is in tough talks to form a new coalition government” as well as, “The elections elevated the extremist, right-wing and xenophobic”. The emotional attachment that is exhibited by the author is quite substantial, in the fact that he is able to easily speak his mind in a very political and opinion based way. Fratzscher is able to model his opinion of the topic by conveying the type and amount of news that is presented in the article. The words used and the phrases that he displays explains his tone as being very critical towards Germany and their involvement of their real economic growth. He is able to start out with achievements made by the country, although dismantles it right after. Fratzsher is also able to successfully appeal to logos by statistics and the data collected on different types of occasions. Examples such as, “Many Germans — and others — forget that the country was labeled the ‘sick man of Europe’ in the late 1990s.” and “And poverty has been rising, putting one out of five children below the poverty line”. Also, “the average household in Germany has one of the lowest levels of private net wealth and thus one of the highest levels of wealth inequality among European countries” The author is able to state facts of the world economy as well as Germany to help support his claim. The purpose of this article is to inform the world of Germany and how they are not the greatest competition when it comes to economic prosperity, with stating facts of how they are like in a detrimental aspect in the last decade. Statements such as “Germany is not an exception from the challenge of high and rising social polarization and lack of social mobility, which have played a major role in the rise in populism and protectionism in many Western countries” Explain how the author feels about this issue, with explaining the purpose of how Germany isn't so grand as many countries view it as. Marcel Fratzscher is able to organize his article by explaining how well Germany is and how many countries view this “great” nation as. Then he decides to explain his claim on how unprosperous the country really is, with examples of the late years of the 1990’s and different nations views on them. The argument he conveys is very consistent throughout the whole piece contributing to the viewpoint on how Germany is not as booming as it is set out to perceive. The speaker of this article are the different nations that look over Germany, by explaining some history of their economic growth and how it wasn't so glorious as most nations thought it was. The occasion of this article Germany’s increased responsibility in Europe and the world in the past few years and how it will continue to do so. The main subject of the piece is to inform the world on how Germany is really doing in the world economy, and not how most nations expect this country as being that magnificent.
George F. Will in his article, “Sinister figures lurk around our careless president”. Fully explains the news in his perspective about what's going on within the politicians in the White House including Donald Trump and his vice president Mike Pence. The author is able to fully explain his views on the matter by practicing strong uses of diction throughout his article. Words and phrases such as, “Mike Pence eagerly auditioned for the role as Donald Trump’s poodle. Now comfortably leashed”. And, “He did Trump’s adolescent bidding” as well as, “He deserves the degradations that he seems too sycophantic to recognize”. The emotional attachment that the author implies is quite large, in the fact that he is able to easily speak his mind in a very political and opinion based way. The author is able to show much passion in his argument by the amount of news he is able to convey in the passage. The words used and the phrases that he puts down explains his tone as being very critical and contemplative toward the president, and the vice president as well as the other political figures within the White House. Will, is also able to successfully appeal to ethos by establishing credibility within his article such as, “A man who interviewed for the position Pence captured, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), is making amends for saying supportive things about Trump. In 2016, for example, he said he was ‘repulsed’ by people trying to transform the Republican National Convention from a merely ratifying body into a deliberative body for the purpose of preventing what has come to pass.” He is able to appeal to ethos by establishing credibility to help his claim, as well as being able to rebuttal some of the views presented in his article. The purpose of the article is to explain the instability that comes from the president and how it may be devastating to the American people, as well as the world with the political issues that come with it as a long term effect. Also, to add his input in the writing to give more than one view to the reader. For example in the article it states, “Until recently, Corker, an admirable man and talented legislator, has been, like many other people, prevented by his normality from fathoming Trump’s abnormality. Now Corker says what could have been said two years ago about Trump’s unfitness”. Which explains directly to the reader on his opinion by helping back it up on how Trump is “unfit” as to be a political leader of the United States of America. George F. Will is able to organize his argument by first explaining the information on the topic, then establishing his views by the diction he conveys, and then finally he is able to appeal to ethos by using credible sources to help back up his information he puts out. The argument he conveys is very consistent throughout the whole piece contributing to the viewpoint on how the politicians in the White House are ill-equipped due to Donald Trump, and his “poodle” Mike Pence. The speaker of this article are the Americans and other citizens viewing the leaders as a unsuitable representation of the executive branch of the United States, regarding the president and the vice president and how inadequate they are to be able to run the nation. The occasion of this article is the controversy that comes from the american people and the centrifugal force regarding the United States and the political disunity that is present. The speaker of this article are the Americans and other citizens viewing the executive branch as being “unfit”. The main subject of the piece is to inform the American people and other citizens that the White House is not able to function properly because of Trump and Pence and how crummy of a job they are doing representing the people of the United States of America.
10/15/2017 "TRUMP’S SLOPPY HANDLING OF HIS RUSSIA PROBLEM IS COMING BACK TO BITE HIM" Post #1Read NowAaron Blake in his article "Trump’s sloppy handling of his Russia problem is coming back to bite him". He is able to explain the news with his perspective. Words such as “Trumps norm-shattering presidency”, “it wound up contradicting itself” and “these things were more dramatic than they needed to be”. The emotional attachment the author has to his article is quite large. He is able to show much passion and argument in his wringing by the amount of news he decided to fully interpret in his passage. The words used and the statements he makes show his tone as being very caustic and disdainful towards the decisions presented by president Trump. Blake is also able to appeal to ethos explaining his credibility in the article such as, “The January FBI interview of then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who assumed that post despite his lobbying work being under Justice Department investigation and despite having discussed sanctions with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.” and “Meetings between Trump and then-FBI Director James B. Comey, at which Comey says Trump pressured him to pledge loyalty”. He is able to appeal to ethos by using credible sources within the White House to help him convey the news in his perspective. The purpose of this article is to inform the reader about what is going on in the U.S and Russia’s controversy as well as to add his input in the writing to give more than one view to the reader. For example in the article it states “ Even if you believe many of their actions were in the service of covering something up — or some other purpose — several things the White House has done to draw Mueller's attention have no logical explanation, other than sloppiness.” explaining directly to the reader on how the White House was very careless on this action regarding Russia. Blake is able to organize his argument by first explaining the information on the topic, then establishing his views by the diction he conveys, and then finally he is able to appeal to ethos by using credible sources to help back up his information he puts out. The argument is consistent throughout the whole piece contributing to his viewpoints on how the Executive branch was “sloppy” in their decision leading to greater consequences. The speaker of this article are the Americans and other citizens viewing this issue as careless representation of the executive branch of the United States, emphasizing on Trump's’ sloppy mistakes in this delmia. The occasion on this passage is the back and forth conflict between the United States of America and Russia. The speaker of this article are the Americans and other citizens viewing this issue as careless representation of the executive branch of the United States,and the and the lack of information and responsibility they take for it in this quarrel. The main subject of this piece is the Russian and U.S controversy that is going on in recent times and how the U.S government is not doing their part properly as a government to help fix this issue.
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