Speaker: The speaker is Leonard Pitts. Jr. He values gun restrictions. He believes that more gun casualties will occur if gun restrictions are not enforced. He appeals to pathos when describing Metcalf's unfortunate story. Leonard Pitts. Jr.'s diction describes his own emotional appeal to Metcalf's story. Charged words create Leonard's tone.
Occasion: Whenever gun violence occurs, gun control proponents argue that there are not enough gun restrictions, and gun rights advocates argue that people have a right to bear arms. The immediate occasion includes gun rights advocates ridiculing Dick Metcalf who himself is a gun rights advocate. Metcalf supported gun restrictions but still supported the right to bear arms; therefore, gun rights advocates practically destroyed Metcalf's career because Metcalf supported gun restrictions.
Audience: Leonard Pitts Jr. directs the argument at gun rights advocates; therefore, the audience includes: gun rights advocates, gun control proponents, and anyone subscribed to the Miami Herald.
Purpose: Leonard Pitts Jr. wrote the article to argue his point of view on the gun controversy. He wants the audience to respond with fear because he makes it clear in the article that not placing gun restrictions will only cause more problems. He also wants to persuade the reader to side with his position and stand out against gun rights advocates.
Subject: The topic includes gun restrictions. Leonard Pitts Jr. wrote to persuade the reader that gun restriction would be instrumental in public safety. He uses Metcalf's story to back his claim and argue against the silence on gun restrictions that followed Metcalf's ridicule.
Tone: The tone is sometimes judgmental: authoritative and contains critical opinions. His diction often uses charged words such as "disheartening", "mass destruction", and "unimpeachably " to appear authoritative, and his opinion is critical because it could be silenced with ridicule from guns right's activist harshly.
Paragraph:
Leonard Pitts Jr. provides an anecdote and then backs up the anecdote by appealing to ethos. The anecdote describes Dick Metcalf's occupation as a gun rights activist. Through an emotional turn Leonard Pitts Jr. describes the disintegration of Metcalf's occupation and life's work all because he voiced his opinion for gun restrictions. Throughout the rest of the article, Leonard Pitts Jr. appeals to pathos, calling the gun control proponents to voice their opinions about gun restrictions. However, Leonard Pitts Jr. fails to provide ample background information. The readers who knows nothing about the gun debate lost the purpose from the beginning. The topic, however, is important to the community in which gun restrictions could limit the gun violence incidents, and Leonard Pitts Jr. calls gun control proponents to action. Inevitably, Leonard Pitts Jr. effectively appeals to pathos and provides an anecdote to illustrate that gun restrictions could limit mortality from gun violence.
Occasion: Whenever gun violence occurs, gun control proponents argue that there are not enough gun restrictions, and gun rights advocates argue that people have a right to bear arms. The immediate occasion includes gun rights advocates ridiculing Dick Metcalf who himself is a gun rights advocate. Metcalf supported gun restrictions but still supported the right to bear arms; therefore, gun rights advocates practically destroyed Metcalf's career because Metcalf supported gun restrictions.
Audience: Leonard Pitts Jr. directs the argument at gun rights advocates; therefore, the audience includes: gun rights advocates, gun control proponents, and anyone subscribed to the Miami Herald.
Purpose: Leonard Pitts Jr. wrote the article to argue his point of view on the gun controversy. He wants the audience to respond with fear because he makes it clear in the article that not placing gun restrictions will only cause more problems. He also wants to persuade the reader to side with his position and stand out against gun rights advocates.
Subject: The topic includes gun restrictions. Leonard Pitts Jr. wrote to persuade the reader that gun restriction would be instrumental in public safety. He uses Metcalf's story to back his claim and argue against the silence on gun restrictions that followed Metcalf's ridicule.
Tone: The tone is sometimes judgmental: authoritative and contains critical opinions. His diction often uses charged words such as "disheartening", "mass destruction", and "unimpeachably " to appear authoritative, and his opinion is critical because it could be silenced with ridicule from guns right's activist harshly.
Paragraph:
Leonard Pitts Jr. provides an anecdote and then backs up the anecdote by appealing to ethos. The anecdote describes Dick Metcalf's occupation as a gun rights activist. Through an emotional turn Leonard Pitts Jr. describes the disintegration of Metcalf's occupation and life's work all because he voiced his opinion for gun restrictions. Throughout the rest of the article, Leonard Pitts Jr. appeals to pathos, calling the gun control proponents to voice their opinions about gun restrictions. However, Leonard Pitts Jr. fails to provide ample background information. The readers who knows nothing about the gun debate lost the purpose from the beginning. The topic, however, is important to the community in which gun restrictions could limit the gun violence incidents, and Leonard Pitts Jr. calls gun control proponents to action. Inevitably, Leonard Pitts Jr. effectively appeals to pathos and provides an anecdote to illustrate that gun restrictions could limit mortality from gun violence.