This article talks about a new video involving Neil deGrasse Tyson eating hot wings while talking about the universe and life. It basically summarizes the contents of the video and highlights the most intriguing scientific facts that Tyson talks about. The author of the article appeals to the audiences pathos by using humorous lines like, "Clearly, this was the moment Neil deGrasse Tyson was born for." The style of diction is very relaxed and informal, which when added to the humor in the article, creates a comical tone. The author of the article is obviously a big fan of Tyson, describing him as "iconic" and praising his wing eating skills. The audience that the author tried to appeal to in this article were fans of Neil deGrasse Tyson and those who wanted to learn more about life and the universe.
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"Trump Suggests He Could Handle Press Briefings Instead Of Sean Spicer" by Michael Calderone5/12/2017 This article reports Trumps claim that he should handle press briefings himself. The author summarizes an interview between Trump and Fox News' Jeanine Pirro, where Trump said the statement. The style of diction used is formal and refrains from portraying the author's political views too much. The author does claim that Trump was frustrated with the media for covering "the fact" that he contradicted claims by The White House about Comey's firing. This create's a critiquing tone towards Trump, which adds on to the formal tone of the article. The author uses appeals to the audience's credibility by using statement's from Jeff Mason and Peter Alexander. These statements help the author's argument that Trump's offering to decrease the amount of press conferences or cancel them entirely is unconstitutional. The purpose of this article is to spread the idea of how Trump canceling the press conferences can be a real problem to our ability to question our nation's leaders. This article reports on Stephen Fry's video about Trump's use of lies. It is immediately noticeable that the author does not support trump by the criticism of him in the first two sentences of the article. The author starts by saying that "Some supporters...believe just about everything he says, even when he’s wrong. And Trump himself seems to have absolute confidence...even when he is demonstrably wrong." A video created by Stephen Fry is used as a credible source for the authors argument. The author also states Stephen Fry's background information, most noticeably his Psychology degree from Cambridge to further improve his credibility. The author also appeals to logic through applying the Dunning-Kruger effect to Trump and his supporters. The article's purpose was to spread Stephen Fry's idea of Trump falling under the Dunning-Kruger effect. The authors of this article create a formal but mysterious tone regarding the "tapes" of Trump's conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. The article talks about the Senate Intelligence Commitee's efforts to obtain Trumps "tapes", and whether or not the tapes even exist. The purpose of this article was to give an update on the situation of Trump firing Comey, and the "tapes" that Trump has mentioned in his tweet to the left. The use of words like "surreptitiously" and "exist" add on to the mysterious tone of the article. The diction of the article is, other than mysterious, not emotional but formal. Almost no personal views are expressed by the authors through their style of diction. Credible sources (like interviews with the committee aide and a national security lawyer) help establish a sense of credibility in the article and gives the audience more confidence that the information is reliable. "Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Mexican President To Commit To Saving Rare Porpoise" by Nick Vaser5/12/2017 This article reports the Mexican President's response to Leonardo DiCaprio's tweet about saving an endangered Porpoise species. DiCaprio tweeted about efforts to help the most endangered mammal in the world, the vaquita, and the President of Mexico responded by saying that Mexico would put all efforts into preventing the extinction of the species. The title of the article praises Leonardo DiCaprio by wording the situation in such a way that makes it seem that Leo alone caused the President to become involved in saving the species. This shows how the author of the article tries to appeal to fans of Leonardo DiCaprio. The purpose of the article is not only to praise Leonardo DiCaprio, but to raise awareness about the problem of the endangered vaquita species. Towards the middle of the article, the author tells of how the porpoises are threatened by illegal fishing operations, and nets used to catch the fish totoaba. This acts as an appeal to the audiences emotions, which helps the authors purpose of raising awareness about the situation. Making the audience more emotional about the problem will motivate them to act on the problem. The style of diction in the article emphasizes the extent to which the endagerment of the vaquita is a problem. Words like "plea", "dramatic", and "plummet" create an informationally dramatic and grim tone. Sieczkowski's article reports drama between The Washington Post and the White House press. The White House corrected The Washington Post, who described Sean Spicer as hiding "in" bushes to hide from reporters. The White House corrected them by saying that he was hiding "among" the bushes. When reporting this series of events, Sieczkowski creates a sarcastic tone by emphasizing certain words to alter their meaning, for example "Because “among” makes a huge difference. " The emphases on the word "huge" lets the audience know that Sieczkowski was using sarcasm. Sieczkowski also uses credible sources like The Washington Post and numerous Twitter posts to back up her argument that The White House's correction was unnecessary. The Washington Post's reaction is reported as "some subtle shade", which establishes the Washington Post to also be against The White House's correction. The implementation of Twitter jokes made about the situation also act as an appeal to the audience's humor. The posts add on to the sarcastic and humorous tone of the article. |
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