In my opinion, Kristof’s slightly humorous tone is informal, but not inappropriate for his essay because it’s an obvious attention grabber. It’s nearly impossible to lose the reader’s attention from start to finish. In addition, his tone adds to his persona. Kristof confidently presents his ideas, examples, and opinions. He states everything rather bluntly instead of being cautious of what others might think of him. Tacit/implicit assumptions can be found in Kristof’s essay. For example, Kristof states “These days, among the university-educated crowd in the cities, hunting is viewed as barbaric.” He uses the assumption that educated people believe the act of hunting is barbaric to explain why people in the cities are trying find other
