The bulk of his article is filled with emotionally-charged words that create fearful images. Stein wrote that “Jessica Valenti said she was leaving social media” due to a “rape threats against her daughter, who is 5 years old” (28). His goal is to make his readers feel compassion and sympathy for the troll victims. He executed his goal perfectly. Adding to the pathos of the article he uses Leslie Jones’ quote “They were sending me threats that were going to cut off my head and stuff…Its not done to express an opinion, its done to scare you” (29). Stein uses scary details to introduce its seriousness to his readers. He is not afraid to talk about somewhat taboo topics such as politics: “Trolling has become the main tool of the alt-right…Not only does Trump share their attitudes, but he’s got mad trolling skills” (28). Stein takes a strong stance in his believes, which can stir up positive and negatives responses from readers. He does this to show how far up trolling goes, and how big of an issue it really is. These examples, and many more, help establish the aggression and violence that internet trolls put into the world, and are an appeal to the readers’ feelings of sympathy and anger for the
The bulk of his article is filled with emotionally-charged words that create fearful images. Stein wrote that “Jessica Valenti said she was leaving social media” due to a “rape threats against her daughter, who is 5 years old” (28). His goal is to make his readers feel compassion and sympathy for the troll victims. He executed his goal perfectly. Adding to the pathos of the article he uses Leslie Jones’ quote “They were sending me threats that were going to cut off my head and stuff…Its not done to express an opinion, its done to scare you” (29). Stein uses scary details to introduce its seriousness to his readers. He is not afraid to talk about somewhat taboo topics such as politics: “Trolling has become the main tool of the alt-right…Not only does Trump share their attitudes, but he’s got mad trolling skills” (28). Stein takes a strong stance in his believes, which can stir up positive and negatives responses from readers. He does this to show how far up trolling goes, and how big of an issue it really is. These examples, and many more, help establish the aggression and violence that internet trolls put into the world, and are an appeal to the readers’ feelings of sympathy and anger for the