Rhetorical Analysis: Black Enterprise By Alfred Edmond Jr.

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Persuading an audience requires a bit of tact and respect. A successful persuasive article treats their opposing side’s position as a valid stance, but respectfully informs that side why their stance does not hold up as an argument as it doesn’t have realistic data to support their claim. Alfred Edmond Jr. is a vice president and editor of the magazine, Black Enterprise, and his argument that he articulates, which he published in the magazine he works for, is that business employers should be able to ask for an employee's Facebook password. Edmond fails in succeeding in his argument because he lacks to support his claims substantially, provide credibility and reliability to his ability to take a stance on this issue, and understand and respect

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