Title: Armless, Legless Man to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
Author: Courtney Hutchison
News Source: ABC News (website)
This news article is about a man who was born with no arms or legs, but has climbed one of the hardest mountains in the world. Mount Kilimanjaro has been his dream and he proved that even a disabled man can climb a mountain. The context is that this man was able to achieve something great and has given hope to people who have lost limbs through war or are in a similar situation as him.
The author's purpose was to get this achievement out to the public to show the miracles that can be achieved through determination. The audience in this case is the general public, or maybe people in the same situation as this man who are disabled. This article could give them hope.
The credibility is established through the news source because ABC news is a well known public news channel as well as a website that provides truthful information for the nation. I feel the author did achieve it's purpose because many people read ABC news and this story is becoming more well known.
Rhetorical devices used:
- Pathos (readers are pulled in through the story.. an emotional miracle for a disabled man)
- Quotes from the man himself, ethos (the credible information from the primary source)
- Diction (use of words to describe the mans appearance/other descriptions, creates imagery)
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