https://www.dailydot.com/irl/bill-nye-saves-world-ice-cream-gay-conversion/
This article was written by Samantha Grasso on April 30. The author’s intent is to make a serious issue like sexuality and gender into a less serious situation and more funny. He portrays a whimsical tone but starts off with a factual tone by describing conservative blogs and their take on the issue before. Then he started telling about what the metaphor represent which is when the author starts having a more whimsical tone. Using diction such as “demands”, “convert”, “change”, and “asserts” he describes what the video was showing therefore the tone Grasso shows while telling about the video was more insertive than whimsical but that was the overall tone. The diction Grasso used was insincere based on the word he used in the headline “impossibility” which indicates the author’s boldness to say that it is impossible to explain it which could challenge many people’s opinions. She also uses “revelations” to describe how the author thinks about Nye’s ideas. The author included a tonal shift at the very end of the article by stating “take a deep breath, folk” which could possibly mean she herself does not even agree with Bill Nye supposed scientific research. Grasso appeals to pathos and ethos. She appeals to our emotions by making us feel for the gay community and what they go through. The author provides credibility for other media websites who exploit Bill Nye’s lack of scientific basis. The argument created is slightly weak due to the fact that throughout it is hard to determine the side of the argument that she is on. Whether her opinion is that the video was good or bad.
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