http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/09/28/Xbox_general?page=0,4
The response to the 4 questions are here...
In this blog the author is trying to show the development of the US government and military towards the war in Iraq.
The tools that this author uses is a lot of imagery. He has some pictures that show how the game works. And he also uses his experience playing the game.
These tools help the reader to experience the writers thought process and opinion. It helps you see a new soft side of the issue that I think most have not seen before.
He needs the audience to see a new side of the military and to create an understanding with the military not yet achieved. He shows how the military has changed and how they are trying this new thing. This will hopefully improve the public feeling towards the war in Iraq and the military.
I like this blog post as it shows a new side of the Military that I haven't ever seen.
That is a pretty interesting take I will have to say. I like the xbox take in it an everything. who would have known playing xbox would help you out in the big world? haha
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting topic. Just out of curiosity, what inspired you to specifically want to write about it and analyze it?
ReplyDeleteTyler,
ReplyDeleteAre you using the entire article or just the last page (the link only directs me to the last page with the author's "final thoughts")?
I'm worried that this article isn't making enough of a persuasive argument. The majority of the post seems to focus on summarizing the experience of the game; the author only really gets into further implications in the last page you linked to, but even there it is really more of a suggestion, not an argument. Its a great article, but I'm worried it just isn't persuasive enough (in order to analyze rhetoric, there genrally has to be a persuasive point so we can gauge the effectiveness of the rhetoric itself). I recommend you keep looking for a post with a persuasive, editorial feel.
-cbh