Rhetorical Analysis
The Economist is an excellent magazine that provides, report, and
analyze news without prejudice. The Economist recently exposes the truth of post-truth
politics that post-truth is not a fact and devolves on feeling and emotions and has bad effect on society today. Post-truth is mostly used in politics which is why The Economist wrote the “Yes, I’d lie to you: the post-truth world” to notify political news consumers to beware of post-truth politics. The author wants his or her readers to believe not to trust what they read on post-truth because post-truth is untrue. Some politicians use social media sites to engage with audiences; therefore, they say or write what they believe, feel, or think it is true even they do not have facts. This argument is effective in using ethos, logos and pathos to convince political news consumers because the post-truth involves their lives so that they …show more content…
Even though the article do not address who is the author, the audience know that they can trust the sources because people know The Economist is a trustworthy report that provides unbiased news. In paragraph 9, the author gives an example of post-truth that explain the definition of post-truth clearly by referring to Ronald Reagan who is the 40th President of the United States “In 1986 Ronald Reagan insisted that his administration did not trade weapons for hostages with Iran, before having to admit a few months later that: “My heart and my best intentions still tell me that’s true, but the facts and evidence tell me it is not.” This is a good example of post-truth that shows how is used and who use. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States did not care about the facts and all over depends on his heart so that the readers understand clearly what is the truth of
The Economist is an excellent magazine that provides, report, and
analyze news without prejudice. The Economist recently exposes the truth of post-truth
politics that post-truth is not a fact and devolves on feeling and emotions and has bad effect on society today. Post-truth is mostly used in politics which is why The Economist wrote the “Yes, I’d lie to you: the post-truth world” to notify political news consumers to beware of post-truth politics. The author wants his or her readers to believe not to trust what they read on post-truth because post-truth is untrue. Some politicians use social media sites to engage with audiences; therefore, they say or write what they believe, feel, or think it is true even they do not have facts. This argument is effective in using ethos, logos and pathos to convince political news consumers because the post-truth involves their lives so that they …show more content…
Even though the article do not address who is the author, the audience know that they can trust the sources because people know The Economist is a trustworthy report that provides unbiased news. In paragraph 9, the author gives an example of post-truth that explain the definition of post-truth clearly by referring to Ronald Reagan who is the 40th President of the United States “In 1986 Ronald Reagan insisted that his administration did not trade weapons for hostages with Iran, before having to admit a few months later that: “My heart and my best intentions still tell me that’s true, but the facts and evidence tell me it is not.” This is a good example of post-truth that shows how is used and who use. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States did not care about the facts and all over depends on his heart so that the readers understand clearly what is the truth of