Ferguson Article Comparison

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