In “Messy Realities”, Myron Weiner believes that illegal immigrants should have a double standard when it applies to the laws and rules of the United States. He states, “There is a complex set of rules to the rights and benefits for each of the categories of persons entering the country” (Weiner 1). This shows that Weiner believes that illegal immigrants have to righteously follow a set of complicated laws to obtain rights and benefits in a country. Moreover, Weiner shows that he has a strong, yet bipolar attitude toward the entry of illegal immigrants in the United States. With that said, he uses the rhetorical strategies logos, pathos, and ethos to appeal and persuade to his audience-- the working class and taxpayers. Additionally, as seen
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He tries to appeal to his audience, strongly with logos, in a serious of statements and notations; for example, by stating, “United States admits about 750,000 immigrants each year and another 140,000 or so refugees” (Weiner 1). This shows that the United States immigration policies are causing a potential threat to the livelihood of taxpayers and the working class of American citizens. Although logos is one of his strongest strategy, it still fails to fully persuade the audience of his controversial viewpoints. In spite of that, if the reader was to compare logos with ethos or pathos, they would find logos must more persuasive. Furthermore, the reader would question the authors stance on the topic due to his vague and indecisive tone. In paragraph 10, Weiner notes, “Denying emergency medical care to illegals creates risk to public health. Denying education to the children of illegal migrants impairs the development of children who may become long-term residents”. He then impetuously contradicts himself by saying, “We want policies that will deter illegal migrants, reduce the cost of the welfare system…” (Weiner 4). This shows that the author, Myron Weiner, is oblivious to the fact that he has contradicted himself due to his claims that we need policies that will discourage illegal immigrants from coming to the United States but we also need undocumented immigrants to have …show more content…
– is one that Weiner’s audience asked through the entirety of Myron Weiner’s essay. However, the real question is, if Weiner successfully appealed to the audience well enough to persuade them of his viewpoint. With that said, Myron Wiener uses his rhetorical strategies in an undoubtedly reckless manner. His strategy logos, although one of the strongest—as previously discussed— does little to nothing to persuade his audience. His logos served only to contradict his beliefs on the topic instead of adding creditability. Furthermore, his pathos, the weakest of the three, also serves no creditability to his constitutional stance due to it weak reasoning and backing. Lastly, the strategy with the greatest backing and credibility—although minor-- was ethos. Myron Weiner was cleverly able to use ethos to discredit, but at the same time show respect toward Owen Fiss’s work regarding illegal immigrants being granted the same rights as American citizens. If the audience was to thoroughly read and understand Myron Weiner’s writing, they would conclude that his strategies was his coffin and his contradictions where his
He tries to appeal to his audience, strongly with logos, in a serious of statements and notations; for example, by stating, “United States admits about 750,000 immigrants each year and another 140,000 or so refugees” (Weiner 1). This shows that the United States immigration policies are causing a potential threat to the livelihood of taxpayers and the working class of American citizens. Although logos is one of his strongest strategy, it still fails to fully persuade the audience of his controversial viewpoints. In spite of that, if the reader was to compare logos with ethos or pathos, they would find logos must more persuasive. Furthermore, the reader would question the authors stance on the topic due to his vague and indecisive tone. In paragraph 10, Weiner notes, “Denying emergency medical care to illegals creates risk to public health. Denying education to the children of illegal migrants impairs the development of children who may become long-term residents”. He then impetuously contradicts himself by saying, “We want policies that will deter illegal migrants, reduce the cost of the welfare system…” (Weiner 4). This shows that the author, Myron Weiner, is oblivious to the fact that he has contradicted himself due to his claims that we need policies that will discourage illegal immigrants from coming to the United States but we also need undocumented immigrants to have …show more content…
– is one that Weiner’s audience asked through the entirety of Myron Weiner’s essay. However, the real question is, if Weiner successfully appealed to the audience well enough to persuade them of his viewpoint. With that said, Myron Wiener uses his rhetorical strategies in an undoubtedly reckless manner. His strategy logos, although one of the strongest—as previously discussed— does little to nothing to persuade his audience. His logos served only to contradict his beliefs on the topic instead of adding creditability. Furthermore, his pathos, the weakest of the three, also serves no creditability to his constitutional stance due to it weak reasoning and backing. Lastly, the strategy with the greatest backing and credibility—although minor-- was ethos. Myron Weiner was cleverly able to use ethos to discredit, but at the same time show respect toward Owen Fiss’s work regarding illegal immigrants being granted the same rights as American citizens. If the audience was to thoroughly read and understand Myron Weiner’s writing, they would conclude that his strategies was his coffin and his contradictions where his