Benjamin Hoffman, Victor Mather, and Jacey Fortin’s article “After Trump Blasts N.F.L, Players Kneel and Lock Arms in Solidarity” features many debatable topics about the players kneeling during the National Anthem. The main cause brought up by the authors for the players kneeling includes tweets posted by Donald Trump on Twitter. One of these tweets exclaims that sports fans should “never condone” players that do not stand during the anthem and that the “NFL should change its policy” (Hoffman). Based off player responses to the tweets and interviews, the authors’ attempt to fully understand the matter of the protests allows for the use of an ethical appeal, pathetic appeal, and logical appeal. After a rhetorical analysis, the authors’ varying
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The authors’ found that these tweets were both argued against and argued for amongst viewers of the NFL, players, and politicians. After explaining and examining the comments about the protest, the authors’ use of logos appears to draw logic from the commentators instead of from themselves, and they appeared to almost have a political bias with those advocating for the support of the protest. In one tweet by the current president, he approves of “standing with locked arms” but proclaims that “kneeling is not acceptable” (Hoffman). The authors explain that President Trump sees support for the anthem as acceptable and protests against the anthem as a sin. Their use of pathos, while examining the tweet, appeals to all readers and makes an attempt to try and explain why the president would post something like this on social media. The authors try to infer that the president has no position to criticize the players’ actions, rather that he should be constructively offering solutions and offering, both those against the protests and those for the protests, valid suggestions. After reading the tweets, the players that protested were interviewed about the reasoning behind the protests and what they stood for. Many pointed out that racism and discrimination played a major role, but also President Trump’s tweets had given them more of a reason to
The authors’ found that these tweets were both argued against and argued for amongst viewers of the NFL, players, and politicians. After explaining and examining the comments about the protest, the authors’ use of logos appears to draw logic from the commentators instead of from themselves, and they appeared to almost have a political bias with those advocating for the support of the protest. In one tweet by the current president, he approves of “standing with locked arms” but proclaims that “kneeling is not acceptable” (Hoffman). The authors explain that President Trump sees support for the anthem as acceptable and protests against the anthem as a sin. Their use of pathos, while examining the tweet, appeals to all readers and makes an attempt to try and explain why the president would post something like this on social media. The authors try to infer that the president has no position to criticize the players’ actions, rather that he should be constructively offering solutions and offering, both those against the protests and those for the protests, valid suggestions. After reading the tweets, the players that protested were interviewed about the reasoning behind the protests and what they stood for. Many pointed out that racism and discrimination played a major role, but also President Trump’s tweets had given them more of a reason to