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Introduction:
introduceDonaldTrump(attentiongrabber)
similarities/differencesbetweenpoliticalnewsarticleswithdifferingperspectives
CNN,Fox,PBSviews
Thesis:Chancesare,peopletendtolookforinformationontheupcoming
electionandTrumpscampaignthatpresentssimilarperspectivestotheirown,
ratherthanopposingideas,thereforetoattracttheirlikemindedaudience,
authorscommonlyuseasimilarstructuredpresentationoffactualeventsand
textualfeaturesintheirarticles,forexampletheuseofastrong,engagingtitle.
P1:
CNN
negativetitletocreatebig,instantimpactdespiteslightvariationofinformationin
thearticle(context)
ethostosupportauthorsclaims(politicsisverydebatable)
easytoreadstructure
P2:
FoxNews
positivetitletocreatebig,instantimpactdespiteslightvariationofinformationin
article(context)
pathostoattractreaders
P3:
stillFoxNews
useofquotestohelpsupportauthorsargument
pathosbalancedbylogos
easytoreadstructure
P4:
PBS
intendedtobeunbiased(2authorstolimitbias,checkeachother/nonprofit)
gives10stances(listeasytoreadstructure)bothpositiveandnegative
ethoshyperlinkstogiveotherplacestodoublecheckPBSinformation
relatablestructuretoprevious2sites,differentpurpose
P5:
genresforreadersANDwriters
genresgivesarticlesstructuresoreadercanfocusoninformation(readwith
easesometimescomplicatedtopics)
writersbecomepersuasivecreatingtheirarguments
readersbetterinformed/caneasilyanalyzeinformation