Native Americans have long struggled to preserve their culture along with their lands due to foreign intervention. Author Kelli Mosteller wrote “ For Native Americans, Land Is More Than Just The Ground Beneath Their Feet, “ and in the article she argues that keeping Native American land under Native American control would result in the prosperity of their culture. In this essay, I will examine the methods Mosteller used to prove her argument and establish herself as a credible source. I believe Mosteller did an appropriate job of using ethos, logos, and pathos to persuade the audience, which is the general public, into agreeing that Native Americans are capable of flourishing without the presence of non-Natives. Throughout the article, the
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Mosteller gets personal as she reveals to the audience her relationship with the Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribe. This revelation lets the reader know she has first-hand experience with the issues she speaks of. In addition, she connects more social issues to Native Americans to broaden the pool of sympathizers. Besides poverty, Mosteller mentions, “wars,” “genocide,” “forced removals,” and “separation from ancestral homelands” (Mosteller) Although Native Americans may not be facing all these issues currently, tying their history with the possible reality of other groups of people (including immigrants) is a way of getting the audience to feel how the author hopes to make them …show more content…
The ethical approach and all the resources it included led the article to be a reliable source of information. Additionally, the logistical progression of historical events, which lead to today’s issues, helped to establish the reasoning of Mosteller’s stance with the subject. Finally, the personal connection she had to the topic and the broadened audience target created a sympathetic view from the audience towards Native Americans. Overall, Kelli Mosteller was able to use strong arguments (which were backed up with examples and facts) in order to clearly convince the audience to agree with
Mosteller gets personal as she reveals to the audience her relationship with the Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribe. This revelation lets the reader know she has first-hand experience with the issues she speaks of. In addition, she connects more social issues to Native Americans to broaden the pool of sympathizers. Besides poverty, Mosteller mentions, “wars,” “genocide,” “forced removals,” and “separation from ancestral homelands” (Mosteller) Although Native Americans may not be facing all these issues currently, tying their history with the possible reality of other groups of people (including immigrants) is a way of getting the audience to feel how the author hopes to make them …show more content…
The ethical approach and all the resources it included led the article to be a reliable source of information. Additionally, the logistical progression of historical events, which lead to today’s issues, helped to establish the reasoning of Mosteller’s stance with the subject. Finally, the personal connection she had to the topic and the broadened audience target created a sympathetic view from the audience towards Native Americans. Overall, Kelli Mosteller was able to use strong arguments (which were backed up with examples and facts) in order to clearly convince the audience to agree with