"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.
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