Analysis Of The Article ' The City Of Flint '

In the matter of seconds the people of Flint had their lives take a turn for the worse. Once what happened had finally been brought to the public’s attention, the word began to spread very quickly about the water that had been found to contain lead and was a clearly a threat to the people who had consumed it. People started talking about what could have been going wrong, and what could have caused this to happen. That is what lead me to this article that goes into the assumptions of Governor Snyder lying about what he knew about the water and when he found out. Even though this article is about the city of Flint, it has three different types of audiences. There is the direct audience which is obviously the people of flint. People who read this article and are able to help to are considered the indirect audience. Lastly the audience of people nationally hearing and reading about this situation. For that reason this article has relevant pictures, such as pictures of the discolored water. This helps it to be readable for all types of readers. It also gives the audience a glimpse at the current situation. In this article, the rhetorical devices of ethos, pathos and logos are used to make creditable, have an emotional connection and give evidence of the crisis.
Ethos is something that makes the article creditable. Or what gives the author the right to be saying what he/she is saying. This article was revolved around the interview that was done with Governor Snyder. That is why they were able to quote what he was saying about the situation and have a file with his emails on them. This makes it clear to the audience that what is being said is true. That is why ethos, that make the article creditable, actually make the article better fo...

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...devices all work together in one way or another as well. It could also be, the author uses one rhetorical device to prove another one. For example, one way they work together is, when showing a picture of the nasty water in the article, it is pathos because seeing the picture will make readers feel disgust and sadness. Pictures are considered logos, which is why having it also intertwines logos in the mix. Ethos are pulled in the picture because it is relying on the evidence. The picture is evidence that this is not just some pitty article, it 's truly happening. It is a great article for the fact it lets a reader find their own opinion without forcing the opinion on them. This article not only informs the readers about what is going on but encourages them to donate water to Flint to make the slightest difference to the donator, but a huge difference to the receiver.