Ravens, NFL get it wrong — again
In this article, Reimer criticizes the NFL's decision to suspend ray rice indefinitely. While she does not support domestic abuse, she feels that the NFL's decision to suspend rice was more or less to save the brand. According to Reimer, the firing of ray rice "was cynical and expedience and had nothing to do with domestic abuse".
Reimer, while carefully crafting her argument, appealed to Ethos when she calls out the credibility of the prosecutors, claiming "The response of New Jersey prosecutors might have been flawed". This bold statement not only reduces the credibility of the prosecutors, it also adds to her own credibility as she is able to point out flawed judgement within the legal system.
Audience: NFL fans, domestic abuse advocates
Tone: The tone of the article seems distraught, as if Reimer is upset about the decision to ban rice indefinitely
Purpose: To persuade that the decision to ban rice was merely to save the brand of the NFL and had nothing to do with domestic abuse
Link: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-09-08/news/bs-ae-reimer-rice-20140908_1_janay-palmer-ray-rice-baltimore-ravens
Reimer, while carefully crafting her argument, appealed to Ethos when she calls out the credibility of the prosecutors, claiming "The response of New Jersey prosecutors might have been flawed". This bold statement not only reduces the credibility of the prosecutors, it also adds to her own credibility as she is able to point out flawed judgement within the legal system.
Audience: NFL fans, domestic abuse advocates
Tone: The tone of the article seems distraught, as if Reimer is upset about the decision to ban rice indefinitely
Purpose: To persuade that the decision to ban rice was merely to save the brand of the NFL and had nothing to do with domestic abuse
Link: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-09-08/news/bs-ae-reimer-rice-20140908_1_janay-palmer-ray-rice-baltimore-ravens