Rhetorical Analysis Of Jeremy Lin Taking The Weight

Ever wondered if there has been a phenomenal Asian American basketball player? What about one to come through the NBA and help conquer racism on top of that? Well, ponder no more because in The Nation’s article titled, “Jeremy Lin: Taking the Weight” Dave Zirin offers an excellent analysis about the topic due to the author’s skills with rhetoric. Dave Zirin is an American political sportswriter, among the most famous in the world. A very talented writer, Zirin is the sports editor for The Nation magazine. The Nation is a magazine published weekly about opinions, politics, and cultural news that provides an analysis about them. The medium in which he writes can be either print or digital if the article is going in the magazine or on the website
Throughout his career he has been featured on prestigious sources such as, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and The Source. Although he has written eight novels, he is talented beyond writing and has impacted the world on various television stations such as ESPN, CNN, NBC and a long list of others in which viewers have been enlightened on politics within athletics. Strongly building a foundation for his ethos have been the awards he’s won and been nominated for; such as the NAACP Image Award for one of his novels and the PEN American award for literary sports writing (Edge of Sports). All of these achievements have combined over the years, resulting in Zirin containing a hefty dose of appeals to situated
In the United States, The Nation is the oldest continuously published magazine; as well as the most commonly read journal of cultural, political news, opinion and analysis (The Nation). Therefore, it is likely that Zirin is writing for a very specific audience looking for a quality analysis on culture within sports. That being said, it is imminent that he crafts an article to meet the desires of The Nation’s readers. Throughout the article there are many references to other people that were interviewed, and literature that is relevant. For example, Zirin early states, “Lin’s having “no transcendental meaning” would be news to the people I spoke with for this article, including Jeff Chang, author of the award-winning Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation and the forthcoming Who We Be: The Colorization of America; Helen Gym, a board member at Asian Americans United in Philadelphia; and William Wong, a long-time journalist from Oakland” (24). By referring to other’s with more extensive knowledge about Asian-Americans, he can include more extensive information, ergo building his invented