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3. New York Times journalist Dexter Filkins describes in his article, “Taliban Threats May Sway Vote in Afghanistan” how Taliban forces are threatening Afghanistan villagers to not vote in the upcoming presidential election. Emotional appeal is in abundance in the article. Supported by information gathered by interviews, Filkins was able to utilize honorific language as well as pejorative language to describe parties involved in this dispute. Pejorative language is present when he decided to use a quote from Lieutenant Nevins, a United States marine reassuring a citizen of Afghanistan, “I promise you, we will be here when the weather gets cold, and when it gets hot again.” This quote brings hope to the threatened people, and brings out a sense of distinction in the marines. Giving someone a sense of distinction is the use of honorific language. When Filkins brings up the Taliban in the article, he attempted to evoke a negative feeling toward them, and this is prominent. For example: “ Taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility for killing campaign workers for Mr. Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, another major candidate, in provinces across the country,” (Filkins). The use of homicidal methods elicited an antipathetic feeling toward the Taliban. The feeling brought from the author’s rendition of the Taliban is an example of pejorative language. The combination of different types of pathos, gave the article the kick it needed to really speak to the audience and give support to the author’s opinions. - Justin Silva

2. Author of the article “The Debate That Never Rests”, Pamela Paul, uses ethos in order to convey her thoughts and experience, and that of others, with readers of __Time Magazine__ everywhere. In this particular article, she uses situated ethos in order to articulate her opinions on infant sleeping patterns. She has credibility initially just because of the fact that she is writing for a reputable magazine. To add to that credibility, she is a mother, so she has first hand experience. Her sources are in the same boat (well, maybe remotely in the same lake for that matter) because they are renowned writers and one of them has their PhD. To warrant her using her reputation as a means to better the community, she is trying to help parents everywhere come to a means of getting rest for their child and for themselves as well. Negative intent is not apparent in her ideas or proposals. This just seems like a simple article to lend some advice on parenting. She said what she had to say and probably helped some desperate parents along the way. - Justin Silva 1. A writer is anyone who expresses something in a form of writing. Writing is a form of art that allows thought to become visible in the form of text. This conversion of thought to a written language is the act of writing. Just as a musician picks up their instrument and plays a masterpiece to tell a story, express an emotion, or share thoughts with anyone who is willing to listen, a writer uses their words to do the exact same thing to anyone who is willing to read. While composing a piece of literature, the writer has a theme, topic, or motivation. With this in mind, ideas are formed in relation to said topic. Organization is developed to allow the reader to comprehend the subject in question. The writer has written his expression of self. - Justin Silva