The first tactic used in this article is the "euphemism" argument. I
think this best describes it because it uses phrases such as "an avowed scourge of corruption" and "epic history of corruption". It also uses words like "queasy" and "allegedly" which just make you feel horrible.
Another tactic that this article uses is the "appeal to pity". It only uses this towards the end of the article because it's really hard to argue that this guy is guilty to be honest. But they make you feel bad for him by saying that he basically had a meltdown in court and that he was the victim of an underground effort to embezzle money and such illegal things like that.
Smith, Matt. "Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Guity after Courtroom 'belly Flop'" CNN. Cable News Network, 12 Feb. 2014. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. (http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/justice/louisiana-nagin-convicted/index.html?hpt=us_c2)
There are a lot of issues in the world right now, but the one I'm here to talk about is the issue we are having with the NSA violating the privacy of anyone with an internet connection. They originally claimed to oversee internet activity because of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, yet they still continue to monitor our phone conversations and internet affairs. It was only discovered recently that the NSA continues to do these highly illegal things, but we do not know who leaked this information. What can we do about it? Who knows. All I know is that most everyone who knows about this is outraged. Maybe we should all start a riot. Probably not though (since I know the NSA is monitoring this). That is all.
Great job citing your source in MLA format. You could also have posted the URL as a link to make it easier for the reader to click and follow.
ReplyDeleteI can see the use of emotive language in your example. It would also have been beneficial to explicitly state what fallacies you were expressing in your example.
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