By Nidhi Prakash Prakash focuses on the tragic debacles (Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria) that happened in Puerto Rica a couple weeks ago, and she reports what President Trump has to say about it. The author's tone throughout the article is critical yet objective at the same time. Her tone is critical from the start to end of the article because she describes how Puerto Ricans are in trouble and are suffering from these tragic disasters. However, Prakash keeps it professional but shifts to an objective tone where she leaves out her personal judgments about President Trump. Doing this gives readers an unbiased report on what actions are being taken to help these people in need. Her use of words are very descriptive, but she rarely appeals to emotion (pathos). She keeps it professional by simply stating facts and evidence from sources. She interviews many sources including the mayor of Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulin Cruz, and deputy commissioner for New York City's Office of Emergency Management, Henry Jackson. Providing these sources gives the readers reliable evidence and facts which the author does by appealing to ethos (credibility). Readers can trust that the information they are reading comes from a credible source. Prakash's purpose of writing this article was to provide information on what President Trump really thinks about the situation in Puerto Rico. She discusses both points of views of both the U.S. President and San Juan's mayor without favoring any sides. She makes it clear that Puerto Rico is in need of help, and President Trump may not be giving all his efforts to help these people. Prakash clearly sends a message to the readers: Puerto Rico is in trouble and in need of aid, but President Trump is not responding and taking action to this crisis as most Puerto Ricans hoped. She sends this crystal-clear message to her audience with the appeals to logic (logos) and credibility (ethos) while not having to bring emotional and personal judgments (pathos) to the table.
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