“What is democratic socialism, American-style?” an article written by Peter Dreier and published on CNN. This article target audience is anyone who wants to understand what democratic socialism is and how have American practiced it. He goes on to say that the united states biggest equal rights movements such as: woman suffrage, child labor laws, consumer protection laws and the progression income tax law were lead by socialists. Dreier uses a combination of rhetorical questions, One Sentence paragraphs, Quotes, similes and an Anaphora to convince his audience that socialism is a part of American culture. Dreier uses a rhetorical question to put emphases on a point. He said “Sounds anti-business?”, that being a short sentence. The message he is trying convey to our mind from
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He effectively ending his thoughts on the subject by rounding up how aligned Sanders is with the American people. Saying that “There's a great deal of pent-up demand for a candidate who articulates Americans' frustrations with the status quo.” Drier uses a Simile to end of article, saying that “Indeed, socialism is as American as apple pie.” As American as apple pie is a simile used to describe things that are typically American. The author uses this saying to show that just as apple is an American thing so is socialism. Ending with that phrase he effectively completes his article, and makes the reader understand that socialism has always been in America. Dreier used his tools of writing to convince his audience that socialism has existed in American already. Using a rhetorical question to make us think about the business aspect of socialism. Using a plentiful amount of quotes from famous United States figures. Using an Anaphora to signaling that the end is near. Ending of his article with a powerful simile. He showed his audience that America has socialism is something that has been here for a while and here to
He effectively ending his thoughts on the subject by rounding up how aligned Sanders is with the American people. Saying that “There's a great deal of pent-up demand for a candidate who articulates Americans' frustrations with the status quo.” Drier uses a Simile to end of article, saying that “Indeed, socialism is as American as apple pie.” As American as apple pie is a simile used to describe things that are typically American. The author uses this saying to show that just as apple is an American thing so is socialism. Ending with that phrase he effectively completes his article, and makes the reader understand that socialism has always been in America. Dreier used his tools of writing to convince his audience that socialism has existed in American already. Using a rhetorical question to make us think about the business aspect of socialism. Using a plentiful amount of quotes from famous United States figures. Using an Anaphora to signaling that the end is near. Ending of his article with a powerful simile. He showed his audience that America has socialism is something that has been here for a while and here to