Information Processing Approach Robert M. Entman Duke University The political messages of newspapers are significantly associated with the substantive political attitudes of a national sample of their readers. Diversity of news perspectives and editorial liberalism show significant relationships to readers’ support of interest groups‚ public policies‚ and politicians. The relationships vary among self-identified liberals‚ conservatives‚ and moderates in accordance with the predictions of information-processing
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In the editorial‚ “The World Wakes Up to the Danger of Superbugs” (2016)‚ the New York Times Editorial Board reports that excessive use of existing drugs and slow research of new drugs is causing people to die of drug resistant infections. The Board uses a serious tone‚ logos‚ and diction to support their claim. The Board suggests that overuse of antibiotics by doctors and farmers along with insufficient research to create new antibiotics and vaccines has contributed to the amount of deaths from
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changes for solitary confinement have been long overdue. The prison system overuses the power of putting at risk inmates in solitary confinement for an unreasonable amount of time. The article “New York Rethinks Solitary Confinement‚” written by The Editorial Board‚ talks about the New York prison system for the men and women incarcerated. The prison system sends unstable inmates into solitary confinement. The jail system has since lowered the amount of time certain inmates spend in solitary confinement
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4 Massacre in Tiananmen Square China‚ there were numerous events in which provoked political tension and ultimately stimulated the massacre itself. These events date back to Hu Yaobang’s death followed by the AFS’ seven requests‚ Deng Xiaoping’s editorial‚ the student hunger strike‚ Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to China and the imposed martial law causing the tragic massacre. The Chinese Government‚ citizens‚ students‚ PLA and even some foreign journalists were impacted by these primary incidents to
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for which academic texts are suitable‚ including editorial publications. More specifically‚ we’ll look at opinions and letters to the editor published by the Western Herald. As we plan to work specifically with the letter to the editor genre‚ we’ll pay close attention to how argumentation styles‚ uses of evidence‚ and consultation of sources differs when writing a scholarly autobiographical academic essay. To prepare for the composition of editorials‚ we’ll read sample letters to the editors‚ and arguments
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Rhetoric‚ tone‚ language. All these writing techniques are an effective method to persuade the audience. In the nonfictional and persuading editorial of Bumping into Mr. Ravioli‚ the author‚ Adam Gopnik‚ utilizes all these techniques to persuade readers. These writing techniques contribute to the author’s style and explain the purpose and meaning of the text. The author uses these techniques to convey the message: never continue the trend of “busyness”. Along with rhetoric‚ tone‚ and diction‚ Gopnik
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Analysis of “Little Adult Criminals” By: The New York Times Editorial In “Little Adult Criminals” the New York Times Editorial argues that even though some violent crimes are more serious‚ minors should be tried in a juvenile court system rather than in an adult court system. To help persuade the audience to see the point of view the author uses two of the three rhetorical appeals‚ which are logos and pathos. The New York Times Editorial uses logos to convince the audience by using some examples
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Colorado‚ have already taken advantage of this industry. However‚ the production and consumption of the plant is still prohibited by Federal Law. The Federal Government still considers marijuana as dangerous as ecstasy or heroin. On April 29‚ an editorial written by The Washington
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Analyzing Editorials a. Select a newspaper from this list of prominent newspapers‚ and read a variety of recent editorials. Then read some editorials from one or two additional newspapers from different parts of the country. What do you notice about the editorial topics and opinions selected from different newspapers throughout the country? Type your response here: They all involve different ways of tone and language use in the newspapers. b. Analyze one of the editorials you
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Making Enchiladas & Right Decisions Analysis In this editorial‚ the value of ethnic foods is reassessed. There is an issue made obvious in the first paragraph‚ where I state that the United States is made up of a wide variety of cultures and ethnicities. Restaurant owners see this diversity as a good thing because they have been able to “fuse[d] ethnic foods and flavors to newfangled American palates”. The real problem is paraphrased at the end of the first paragraph‚ where I explain that this
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