President Trump’s War on Women Begins
Rhetorical Precis:
Kristof in the article, President Trump's War on Women, argues that President Trump isn't thinking of the major effects that he caused by cutting off contraception. Kristof supports his argument by first explaining that it is dangerous giving birth in poor countries due to the filthiness. He then informs the nation that this new policy will result in the death of over 20,000 women and over 2 million abortions. Lastly, the author illustrates the story of woman in Ghana that killed herself trying to abort her child. Kristof's purpose is to inform the nation on the detrimental effects this ban will have on women. The author uses a compassionate yet informative tone towards the nation. This work is significant because recently, there was a women's march that addressed this issue. There has been multiple women strikes against President Trump because of his ignorance towards contraception.
Rhetorical Analysis:
Just recently, President Trump has signed an order that will cut off contraception to women around the world. Kristof uses an informative yet compassionate tone and appeals to feminist through the uses of complex syntax to convince feminist to keep protesting. Throughout the article, Kristof uses appositives. Kristof states that groups such as “ Planned Parenthood” will lose their funding (Kristof, paragraph 10). This appositive adds the specific programs that are affected. This extra information appeals to the audience by giving a program that people are familiar with. Kristof also has a shift in his sentence structure. Kristof gos from uses long complex sentences to short simple sentences. Kristof states that “Two children don’t have their mother” (Kristof, paragraph 19). These simple sentences are used to put emphasis on an idea. He wants to highlight the effect President Trumps policy will have. President Trump’s order that cuts off contraception to other countries is negatively affecting women. Kristof was effectively able to convince the nation by using a complex syntax.
Kristof in the article, President Trump's War on Women, argues that President Trump isn't thinking of the major effects that he caused by cutting off contraception. Kristof supports his argument by first explaining that it is dangerous giving birth in poor countries due to the filthiness. He then informs the nation that this new policy will result in the death of over 20,000 women and over 2 million abortions. Lastly, the author illustrates the story of woman in Ghana that killed herself trying to abort her child. Kristof's purpose is to inform the nation on the detrimental effects this ban will have on women. The author uses a compassionate yet informative tone towards the nation. This work is significant because recently, there was a women's march that addressed this issue. There has been multiple women strikes against President Trump because of his ignorance towards contraception.
Rhetorical Analysis:
Just recently, President Trump has signed an order that will cut off contraception to women around the world. Kristof uses an informative yet compassionate tone and appeals to feminist through the uses of complex syntax to convince feminist to keep protesting. Throughout the article, Kristof uses appositives. Kristof states that groups such as “ Planned Parenthood” will lose their funding (Kristof, paragraph 10). This appositive adds the specific programs that are affected. This extra information appeals to the audience by giving a program that people are familiar with. Kristof also has a shift in his sentence structure. Kristof gos from uses long complex sentences to short simple sentences. Kristof states that “Two children don’t have their mother” (Kristof, paragraph 19). These simple sentences are used to put emphasis on an idea. He wants to highlight the effect President Trumps policy will have. President Trump’s order that cuts off contraception to other countries is negatively affecting women. Kristof was effectively able to convince the nation by using a complex syntax.