The problem at hand that the author is asked to discuss is what he thinks about the kneeling of the anthem as a veteran. Essentially, this question is a long debated question as many people would consider his veteran as one that has a more reasonable and reliable justification for or against Kaepernicks kneeling. Therefore, as a veteran, he confers his approval for Kaepernick, as he sees no reason not to. Some rhetorical strategies that he uses include some sarcasm, and gets to his opinion slower than anticipated. In other words, he doesn’t just state him opinion without giving some background to his own opinion on bits and pieces of the topic. Alongside that, he uses ethos as a way to be credible in his topic as being a veteran’s point of
