Reading response 9/20/16 Notes on “Do You Care More About a Dog than a Refugee?”

Purpose..

-to bring attention to refugees

-responding to criticism of his recent column persuade readers

-persuade readers to support military intervention in Syria

-touch emotional points by using the pictures and make a point-pathos

-uses Logos and Ethos for logic and facts and uses Pathos for emotional appeal

-uses juxtaposition and rhetorical questioning to make points also