Fox News Piece
main argument: focusing on educational aspect and how it has affected the students, raises the concern of their safety in the U.S.
purpose: prevent future incidents such as this by informing students of the history of inequality against colored races
intended audience: parents, school officials
secondary audience: members of the community, people who read the newspaper
exigence: racial inequality
brief cultural context: shooting of Brown
the constraints: they did not include the public point of view (a lot of assumptions)
appeals:
logos: whether schools should talk about the Ferguson incident
ethos: references to secondary information and official reports
pathos:
Democracy Now:
main argument: whether or not federal government should be involved
purpose: police brutality has been more severe with federal support backed by the president
intended audience: local community, people who follow political news
secondary audience: students
exigence: racial inequality
brief cultural context: shooting of Brown
the constraints: it does not look at the point of view of the branches apart from the presidential