Tom Toles appropriately uses various techniques to use his illustration to spearhead a worldwide criticization of the Nobel Committee. Initially, as observable, he uses appeal to authority to simulate a nearly identical situation. Here, the sprinter, showcasing then President Barack Obama, receives the gold medal before the beginning of the race by a person who portrays the Nobel Committee. As observable, he carefully satirizes the biasness of the Committee in deciding the winner. According to the accusations, the Committee did this to show their “appreciation” to the President. Additionally, Mr. Toles uses his ethos, pathos, and logos to strengthen his appeal further. Evident from the lower bottom corner of the depiction, he is a famous cartoonist
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Michael Binyon. He, on the other hand, builds a more detailed argument about the decision. On a depper analysis, the use of induction becomes visible. For example, universal statements such as,” The Nobel Committee has made controversial awards before” [139, 17] to particulars such as “Mr. Obama’s prize is more likely, however, to be compared with the most contentious prize of all...” [139, 27] Moreover, Mr. Binyon uses the Toulmin Model is many scenarios to sculpt a complete argument such as “East–West relations are little better than they were six months ago, and any change is probably due largely to the global economic downturn; and America’s vaunted determination to re-engage with the Muslim world has failed to make any concrete progress towards ending the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians…” [139, 3-7]. Likewise, Mr. Binyon uses quantitative and second-hand evidence to connect his claim with the argument, However, in many cases, the author uses circular reasoning to prove his points repeatedly. For instance, he repeats the controversy matter twice within the span of two paragraphs to stress on the topic-at-hand. On the other hand, the impact on the audience, viz. people of London, is entirely different from the illustration. As previously known, the people of London have slight or moderate knowledge on the topic, and therefore the article intends to inform them. Yet, the opinion is biased and factually prejudiced, which subsequently leads to an opinionated audience, serving the purpose of the
Michael Binyon. He, on the other hand, builds a more detailed argument about the decision. On a depper analysis, the use of induction becomes visible. For example, universal statements such as,” The Nobel Committee has made controversial awards before” [139, 17] to particulars such as “Mr. Obama’s prize is more likely, however, to be compared with the most contentious prize of all...” [139, 27] Moreover, Mr. Binyon uses the Toulmin Model is many scenarios to sculpt a complete argument such as “East–West relations are little better than they were six months ago, and any change is probably due largely to the global economic downturn; and America’s vaunted determination to re-engage with the Muslim world has failed to make any concrete progress towards ending the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians…” [139, 3-7]. Likewise, Mr. Binyon uses quantitative and second-hand evidence to connect his claim with the argument, However, in many cases, the author uses circular reasoning to prove his points repeatedly. For instance, he repeats the controversy matter twice within the span of two paragraphs to stress on the topic-at-hand. On the other hand, the impact on the audience, viz. people of London, is entirely different from the illustration. As previously known, the people of London have slight or moderate knowledge on the topic, and therefore the article intends to inform them. Yet, the opinion is biased and factually prejudiced, which subsequently leads to an opinionated audience, serving the purpose of the