The author’s dog died last week and everyone gave condolence’s for her death. On the same day, he posted a column “calling for greater international efforts to end Syria’s suffering and civil war”. Everyone got mad at this article and didn’t care that children were dying in Syria. Syria’s civil war and America’s role in it is a blurred line that no one knows if or how they should cross it.
The author’s purpose is to emotionally attach the reader’s to the people in Syria by making them think of puppies and golden retrievers so that people stop “otherizing” Syria and start caring about the people there. Human lives are just as important as animal lives.
To help the Syrian refugees especially the children
Logos and Pathos- uses logic and plays on emotions
Not very formal because he’s appealing to everyone. Tone shift from sad to serious sad.
Juxtaposition, Repetition, Rhetorical Questions
Yes and they do compliment the article because they juxtapose each other just like the article
It is definitely biased because it is something he cares about deeply.