Sanders does not go after Rushdie personally or use any ad hominem arguments, and this shows the respect that Sanders has for Rushdie. Sanders keeps a calm tone throughout his response in order to be civil, and this shows the reader that Sanders is so confident in his opinion that he does not need to submit to getting angry or irrational. Sanders even goes as far as to say that Rushdie “articulates as eloquent as anyone,” which, again, shows that Sanders has respect for Rushdie. When Sanders refutes Rushdie’s opinions, he speaks about Rushdie like he is an esteemed peer, instead of talking down to him as if he were being completely
Sanders does not go after Rushdie personally or use any ad hominem arguments, and this shows the respect that Sanders has for Rushdie. Sanders keeps a calm tone throughout his response in order to be civil, and this shows the reader that Sanders is so confident in his opinion that he does not need to submit to getting angry or irrational. Sanders even goes as far as to say that Rushdie “articulates as eloquent as anyone,” which, again, shows that Sanders has respect for Rushdie. When Sanders refutes Rushdie’s opinions, he speaks about Rushdie like he is an esteemed peer, instead of talking down to him as if he were being completely