Haya Al Roumi
Ms. Singh
Dp 2 Language and Literature
Block D
Formative 1:
Trump Wants To Run America Like His Businesses? ‘God Help Us The article “Trump Wants To Run America Like His Businesses? ‘God Help Us’” is written by William Hartung and published on Huffington Post on October 21, 2016. Hartung uses stylistic devices to enhance the underlying message that Trump is not the perfect fit for America’s next president, which is reflected by his previous businesses and policies. Firstly, the author constantly uses rhetorical questions throughout the article he stated, “What would a “business-like” Trump administration look like?... And what kind of budget detail can we expect from a man who won’t release his own taxes in the middle of a …show more content…
The rhetorical questions allows the audience to rethink electing Trump as the next president because the questions gets the audience thinking about the effect and harm that such a weak leader would impact the future of America. The rhetorical question allows the audience a chance to consider the author's points and agree with him because if Trump was unsuccessful with his business and policies, how would he be successful at running a country. Moreover, the author constantly repeats the phrase “his business”. The author’s use of “his business” conveys a negative connotation, which symbolizes Trump as a weak and powerless leader that is unable to take control and lead a country to success. This is because all of his past projects and businesses had not turned out the way …show more content…
This was achieved through bias through word choice and bias through selection. For example, the author uses bias through word choice in the quote, “Donald Trump does not possess, and is utterly incapable of, embodying and exemplifying the kind of integrity, consideration, grace, wisdom, compassion, impulse control, knowledge, experience, honesty, and simple good manners to not only run this country well, but be held up to our children as someone to admire as a mentor, a leader, a person worthy of awe and inspiration.” The reader just from this quote could get a picture of the traits that Trump possesses that are disastrous for not only America but the rest of the world. This effects the article as the reader could understand the reasons behind writing this article. This in turn has a convincing effect on the audience because they could reflect back on Trump's actions and reactions to certain situations. The author’s displays bias through straightforward diction as he describes Trump negatively and directly stating that Trump is the worst candidate to vote for that he would not only impact the US but the world as a whole. Moreover, the author uses bias through selection in the quote, “ We listened to his mangled, misinformed and misogynistic debate chatter, watched in horror as he maligned those who disagreed with him; felt the reflexive gut punch when he mocked a
Ms. Singh
Dp 2 Language and Literature
Block D
Formative 1:
Trump Wants To Run America Like His Businesses? ‘God Help Us The article “Trump Wants To Run America Like His Businesses? ‘God Help Us’” is written by William Hartung and published on Huffington Post on October 21, 2016. Hartung uses stylistic devices to enhance the underlying message that Trump is not the perfect fit for America’s next president, which is reflected by his previous businesses and policies. Firstly, the author constantly uses rhetorical questions throughout the article he stated, “What would a “business-like” Trump administration look like?... And what kind of budget detail can we expect from a man who won’t release his own taxes in the middle of a …show more content…
The rhetorical questions allows the audience to rethink electing Trump as the next president because the questions gets the audience thinking about the effect and harm that such a weak leader would impact the future of America. The rhetorical question allows the audience a chance to consider the author's points and agree with him because if Trump was unsuccessful with his business and policies, how would he be successful at running a country. Moreover, the author constantly repeats the phrase “his business”. The author’s use of “his business” conveys a negative connotation, which symbolizes Trump as a weak and powerless leader that is unable to take control and lead a country to success. This is because all of his past projects and businesses had not turned out the way …show more content…
This was achieved through bias through word choice and bias through selection. For example, the author uses bias through word choice in the quote, “Donald Trump does not possess, and is utterly incapable of, embodying and exemplifying the kind of integrity, consideration, grace, wisdom, compassion, impulse control, knowledge, experience, honesty, and simple good manners to not only run this country well, but be held up to our children as someone to admire as a mentor, a leader, a person worthy of awe and inspiration.” The reader just from this quote could get a picture of the traits that Trump possesses that are disastrous for not only America but the rest of the world. This effects the article as the reader could understand the reasons behind writing this article. This in turn has a convincing effect on the audience because they could reflect back on Trump's actions and reactions to certain situations. The author’s displays bias through straightforward diction as he describes Trump negatively and directly stating that Trump is the worst candidate to vote for that he would not only impact the US but the world as a whole. Moreover, the author uses bias through selection in the quote, “ We listened to his mangled, misinformed and misogynistic debate chatter, watched in horror as he maligned those who disagreed with him; felt the reflexive gut punch when he mocked a