The article, "Why Hasn't Trump Addressed U.S. Casualties in Niger?" is written by David A. Graham. It was published today, on October 16th. The article was made obviously in response to little word Trump has said about the casualties that occurred in Niger on October 4th. Four American Special Forces soldiers were killed on that day. The author of the article uses an angry/accusatory tone and appeals to ethos.
The author uses a very angry/accusatory tone in the article. The writer uses words that are targeted against Trump, showing him in a bad light. Although the author tries their best to not show any bias towards the president, it is very obvious through the choice of words. For example, the author starts off a paragraph stating "This is classic Trump rhetoric. Any time he is challenged on any action, he promptly compares his own record to past presidents". This is used to criticize our current president and to only speak of the faults he has. Therefore, this is how the author uses an angry/accusatory tone in the article. The author of the article appeals to ethos by quoting many people, such as President Trump, and former aides to previous presidents. This allows the audience to acknowledge the writer's analysis and conclusion based on these events, and the creation of this article was not made to purely bash on President Trump. He quotes these people as a way to rebuttal what Trump is stating, as he says "If you look at President Obama and other presidents, most of them didn't make calls...I like to call when it's appropriate[calling deceased soldier's family]". Graham quotes people such as Ari Fleischer (press secretary to President Bush) and Alyssa Mastromonaco (aide to President Obama) as a form of rebuttal and to sort of expose the flaws our president has. Therefore, this is Graham appeals to ethos in the article. Graham's purpose in the article is to inform the public of what Trump has done to address these deaths that occurred in Niger. The author addresses this by first talking about the events that caused this article to be created, and then stating the purpose after. Graham then in the end of the article briefly states the current status about what Trump has said in response to the soldiers killed in Nigerian, and states that "[Trump], is happy to talk out of school about former presidents, but he remains tight-lipped about why the slain soldiers were in harm's way". The author's goal in this article is to simply reveal how the President deals with delicate matters such as this. Graham's use of an angry/accusatory tone and appeal to ethos create a solid article to inform the reader about Trump's response to the casualties in Niger.
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