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September8, 201...: Jake Haman Amy Bolaski English 100 September 8, 2013 RHETORICAL ANALYSIS In the article “The Case for Doing N...
Monday, September 9, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Jake Haman
September 8, 2013
Amy Bolaski
English 100September 8, 2013
RHETORICAL
ANALYSIS
In the article “The Case for Doing Nothing
in Syria” the author Matthew Yeglasias bases his case around a phrase he hears
when he was in a meeting in Washington. This
phrase was that Obama had “no good options” in Syria. He posts this article on Wednesday
28 2013, in Slate, which is an argument-driven online magazine; it
covers politics, arts and culture, sports, and news. The author uses the logical appeal throughout
his article on the phrase “no good options.” He immediately attempts to get his audience on
his side by letting them know he was in a meeting with “a whole bunch of
important people” in Washington when he hears this phrase. Matthew Yeglasias
does a good job using inartistic proof throughout his article by using facts,
data and statistics. These include; the
President’s National Security Strategy, Chapter VII of the United Nations
Charter, and a chart showing how military intervention on the side of rebel
groups has increased the number of civilian deaths. The author’s goal in this article is to reach
the American populace, to use common sense by the facts and data he has laid
out. If there are “no good options” in
Syria, then leave it alone and move onto another problem where there are good
options.
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