Kanye West: A Rhetorical Analysis

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In recent news, the media, especially social media, has crucified Kanye West for his recent comments showing in support of current President Donald Trump and later his comments about how slavery was a choice. Kanye West is an American rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur, who has made media headlines multiple times with his “outrageous” comments, such as saying that former president George W. Bush doesn’t care about black people and how the rapper’s biggest regret in life is not being able to see himself perform. On April 25, 2018, West took to twitter to show his support of President Trump by tweeting, “my MAGA hat is signed”; later on the same day, West clarified the previous tweet with another tweet stating, “You …show more content…
CNN is “far left” in terms of political views and West’s comments are perceived as “leaning left”. The source gathered the information firsthand from TMZ reporters and Kanye West’s twitter account before the deletion of the tweets. The evidence came from direct observations of West’s rant at TMZ studios as well as his twitter account; the evidence can also support the claim. However, West’s comments and the bias of CNN, being ultra liberal, were a conflict of interest. Within the published articles, the audience can sense the negative connotation throughout the works and have the urge to feel negatively towards West’s comments. The article left out how West was just speaking his mind and thinking freely when trying to clarify his comments, and said that West was making it all about him when he decided to share his feelings. CNN News did everything right when publishing their article by using factual evidence and using credible sources, but due to the conflict of interest, CNN News left out West’s real intentions with his comments and used a negative connotation, giving a negative viewpoint of

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