Objective Opinions on why “Donald Trump is unfit for presidency”
As a 18 year-old citizen of this country and a college student i’ve taken interest in the running for presidency this year. Yet I don’t really have to look to far to realize that Donald Trump; a billionaire. Has smeared and tainted the name of the republican party with misogynistic, racist and sexist comments and postings on social media and in interviews throughout this campaign. Yet i'm not the only person who has taken notice in this. Many spectators and politicians have taken to social media and popular news articles to voice their opinions on the nominee.
The Huffington Post a very famous news source has stated their opinions on the candidate. It’s rhetorical features include constant uses of the word ‘unfit’ and ‘abusive’ when speaking of Trump. This shows that syntax and tone really make up a article. The language that's used creates a sense of strong disagreement and dislike towards him. It’s purpose is to show the audience just how big his ego is and why a celebrity like him should not be president. “Trump’s comments that emerged Friday where he boasted about using his celebrity status to sexually assault women.” - Huffington Post. This article doesn't only contain opinions but it also contains actual known facts which makes it a lot more factual and resourceful. The use of quotes from the celebrity gives us a look at this gritty reality. The same goes for USA TODAY that have wrote an editorial on this subject. Yet they title theirs ‘The Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. We're doing it now.’ I feel as though this title give the text meaning before we even read it. Now instead of being more informative like The Huffington Post, this article takes on a more slandering tone of voice. “Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he lacks the temperament, knowledge, steadiness and honesty that America needs from its presidents.” They start off their article by explaining why Trump isn't fit for presidency immediately. Both articles have slight differences like the tone of voice and style yet they still correlate and communicate the same message they want the audience to receive. ‘The Wrap’ is a famous online blog that communicates their opinions through social media. Unlike The Huffington Post and USA TODAY; They don't take sides. Instead they’ve taken on a more passive tone towards Donald Trump and expose him by showing all of his ‘meanest tweets’. This strategy allows the audience to make a decision for themselves. By not saying anything bad or good it makes us think about what makes him a bad person. Why does a celebrity like himself, spend time on twitter bashing others? Is he really helping anyone? This style is a very good rhetoric strategy. Especially because Twitter and social media is very important to us as a society now. And when someone says one thing wrong on Twitter they are usually criticized for everything they do. Although these are just opinions, style and context really makes them sound persuasive and logical. In conclusion all of these sources communicate that this presidency will leave a mark in our history maybe for the worst.
Good Luck America.
Here are my sources:
Kassy,
ReplyDeleteLooks like you were the first one to post your PB1A. ☺
OK, so before we get started, I want to let you know that opinions aren’t usually/ever “objective”—they’re “subjective,” meaning that they’re inherently biased by whoever has an opinion. So, that said, I think you could either choose between “objective, straightforward, these-are-only-facts-without-a-position articles about Trump/politics” OR “subjective opinion pieces” (usually called “Op Eds” for “Opinion Editorials”). If you compared these two genres, you’d find that there are pretty substantial differences. Op-Eds tend to have much more use of “I” in it (i.e., the author referring to him/herself) and there’s usually some impassioned/fiery language. Politicians and organizations get “called out” in Op-Eds, but they usually don’t in purely objective reports.
That said, I think you pinpointed a lot of interesting conventions. (Nice job!) There tends to be a snarky tone to many op-eds. The title of each piece usually gives clues to the ultimate argument/stance of the whole piece.
And I really like how you’re bringing up specific words/phrases/sentences in these pieces to support these claims that you’re making.
I also really like how you didn’t just said X (source) said this, Y said this, Z said this. You began to compare their differences, and that’s great. You wrote: “Unlike The Huffington Post and USA TODAY [, The Wrap doesn’t] take sides. Instead they’ve taken on a more passive tone towards Donald Trump and expose him by showing all of his ‘meanest tweets’. This strategy allows the audience to make a decision for themselves.” Awesome job putting yourself in their shoes and thinking about how all of these ideas are connected.
In ENG 101-108, I’m trying to train you to become super-observant so that you can get down to the nittiest of details and adhere (if that’s what you want to do) to the audience’s expectations for all the different genres that you’ll write here on out. By gaining a deeper and more critical reading awareness, you’ll be able to adopt/adapt writer’s choices (their writing) into your own writing.
One other side thought: I’d like to encourage you to play around with your font/formatting—sometimes it looked like one big word blog. Break it up if you think that’ll enhance your readers’ experience. (It would!)
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Very interesting. I absolutely loved how you put the main quotes in bold letters, I also love how you highlighted your last paragraph. It really makes that important section stand out.(If my comment doesn't make any sense I apologize, I just woke up)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. I absolutely loved how you put the main quotes in bold letters, I also love how you highlighted your last paragraph. It really makes that important section stand out.(If my comment doesn't make any sense I apologize, I just woke up)
ReplyDeleteYour genre was very interesting, I like how you inlcuded your thoughts/ opinions first before you started your writing. You wrote alot of different conventions in your peice. You have alot of facts too. Good writing peice.
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