Senior English
In the piece of writing “What I learned in High School Last Weekend” explains the opioid academic in the United States. It was written by 2016 Election Candidate, Bernie Sanders. The piece uses a really good opening hook. It uses a statistic to open the subject. By using this technique, he is appealing to high schoolers and adults interested in helping a large problem in the U.S. The purpose of the piece “What I learned in High School Last Weekend” is to put light on a growing problem that can be preventable. To open the piece, he uses statistics to want to make the reader go on. The statistic he used really hits the reader with the large number of death from the opioid academic. He wrote “more than 60,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the United States”.
The author shines light on the growing problem, the opioid academic, by using Ethos. Ethos is how a author covinces the reader of their credibility and appeal. Sanders uses professional (relevant) statistics, professional tone, and expanded on his idea yet he didn’t go off topic. An example is “Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for people younger than 50.”. Another example of his technique he uses for evidence is opening with a statistic. He wrote “more than 60,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the United States”. By using the statistic it was an efficient grabber. Sanders uses Pathos to put light on the growing problem. Pathos is how the author appeals to the reader through emotion. Sanders uses Pathos by stating the people’s gender or age to humanize them. By humanizing them it gives the reader emotional attachment to the “victims”. It appeals more to the growing opioid academic in his perspective on it. The author uses Logos in “What I learned in High School Last Weekend” by making relevant statements that can be agreed upon. In his professional tone he doesn’t make outrageous accusations that don’t support the theme of the piece. He keeps it simple and to the point of his piece. An example of logos in his writing is “We’re going to have to challenge the pharmaceutical industry, which made huge profits by putting drugs on the market that were far more addictive than they admitted”. By using statements similar to this makes the problem seem more solvable and not out of way and unsolvable. In the piece he authorizes. An example “I was joined by T.J. Donovan, Vermont’s Attorney General; Dr. Heather Stein, an expert on opioid addiction; and Kelly Breeyear, a courageous woman who is living in recovery from addiction”. By using this technique he builds more of a credibility. What adds to his credibility is the formal tone that this piece has. He keeps it in a formal first person and third person omniscient. By using that formal tone it makes the reader think the writer is more educated and more reliable on the information or argument they are trying persuade. In all the piece was beautifully written. It was interesting to learn more on this topic and I would love to learn more about it. The academics of the drugs that we have in the United States is quite interesting. The article was very easy to follow and an enjoyable read. The statistics made the piece more interesting and more fascinating. I knew that opioids were a problem, but I didn’t know the numbers. It really is a problem that needs to be fixed in the future.
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