The article subjected to this Rhetorical analysis is The Libril Case for Gun Control Doesn't Get Far in the Supreme Court published by Ben Adler on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Newsweek.
In his article, The Liberal Case for Gun Control Doesn't Get Far in the Supreme Court, Adler gives a comprehensive rundown on what occurred during the McDonald v. Chicago court case argued in front of the Supreme Court last Tuesday. Throughout the article Adler attempts to be extremely informative presented in the semi formal writing level that any citizen can follow easily. While this article embodied substantial information of the proceedings of this case, Adler's diction caused the article to be overpowered with personal opinion. Whether or not this opinion was that of Adler's or a reflection of Newsweek's political affiliations is unspecified.
The play by play information, including statements from both court justices and testifying officials, gave the article and Adler himself a great amount of ethos. Well presented information is a primary goal of a news publication so any article presenting all necessary information that is layed out in a understandable format warrants a level of credibility. However, the overwhelming amount of opinion incorporated into a article that should purely state the facts destroyed both the article's and author's ethos.
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