More than once a day in the Unites States there is a shooting that wounds or kills at least four people (LaFraniere, Cohen, Oppel, 2015, para. 1). In response to the Orlando shooting that killed 49 people and wounded another 53 actor and writer Aziz Ansari wrote and published an article to the New York Times on June 24, 2016 titled “Why Trump Makes Me Scared for My Family.” In this article Ansari writes about the Orlando shooting the response of presidential candidate Donald Trump. Ansari also reacts to Trump’s comments towards Muslim Americans and supports his own views with statistics and facts. He also recounts his personal experience with the terrorist attacks on the world trade center buildings on 9/11 as a student in New York. With expert use of ethos, pathos, and logos Ansari effectively conveys his point and
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Ansari has credibility. Although he is mostly known for being a comedian and funny guy, a lot of people know who he is. In this article Ansari builds and refers to his credibility. He says “…I have it better than most because of my recognizably as an actor” (Ansari, 2016, para.9). He uses his fame to promote himself in his article to make it seem as though his argument is better because he is an actor and is famous, which is a very smart and effective thing to do. Another way that Ansari builds on his credibility is by referring to the fact that he is Muslim American, he says very plainly “I am the son of Muslim immigrants” (Ansari, 2016, para. 3). This also helps his argument because the article is in response to the way that he and other Muslim Americans are being treated by Trump and others. By doing this he builds credibility because he is a part of the group that is being attacked, and so he is able to share how they are feeling from an insider’s perspective. Ansari builds his credibility in this article which helps his argument be
Ansari has credibility. Although he is mostly known for being a comedian and funny guy, a lot of people know who he is. In this article Ansari builds and refers to his credibility. He says “…I have it better than most because of my recognizably as an actor” (Ansari, 2016, para.9). He uses his fame to promote himself in his article to make it seem as though his argument is better because he is an actor and is famous, which is a very smart and effective thing to do. Another way that Ansari builds on his credibility is by referring to the fact that he is Muslim American, he says very plainly “I am the son of Muslim immigrants” (Ansari, 2016, para. 3). This also helps his argument because the article is in response to the way that he and other Muslim Americans are being treated by Trump and others. By doing this he builds credibility because he is a part of the group that is being attacked, and so he is able to share how they are feeling from an insider’s perspective. Ansari builds his credibility in this article which helps his argument be