In “‘Not Our President’: Protests Spread After Donald Trump’s Election,” the authors explain how there were violent protests after Donald Trump was elected. The article was written by Annie Correal and Christopher Mele who are both credible as they are writers for the New York Times. The text was written for a general American audience the day after Donald Trump was elected president. Both those who support and do not support Donald Trump should understand the actions that are being made against him to fully understand what is happening in our country. By using interviews, the authors appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos. The authors appeals to ethos because they show that they are credible - they are getting primary sources to explain what is happening. They are appealing to logos through interviews to show the intentions behind the riots. Logos is also appealed to through the statistics they use, for example 15 people were arrested during one of the riots. They also use Rogerian Argument because they show both sides of the argument. They show how the riots are destructive and how they have negative consequences. However, the authors also show the intent behind the riots and give them justification. Through all of these rhetorical devices I think the authors wanted to show that the election of Donald Trump is causing a divide within the country. The American people who do not like Trump are very upset and starting riots. The authors are explaining the negative effects of Donald Trump’s election before he was even officially made president. I think that the authors achieved their purpose because it is very clear to see that there is a great problem caused by the people who dislike Donald Trump because Donald Trump was elected. The riots that followed the election showed that there is a divide between the people who support Trump and the people who do not.
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