Michelle Malkin is never shy when it comes to name calling and making sure people know the truth. In one of her latest articles, she pulls readers in with a eye-catching title. “Exclusive: What if the Convicted ‘Serial Rapist Cop’ Is Innocent?”. In this article, she uses an informative tone, ethos and her personal experience, and a whole lot of evidence to instruct her readers that the cop, is in fact, not guilty.
There are a lot of rhetorical devices that she uses in this piece. She starts off with antithesis and a rhetorical question to get the reader thinking. There is a parallel when Malkin refers to “miscarriage” when she talks about the “justice that has occurred”. Something that should have happened- justice for the innocent- when he was instead put into jail. In essence, his life has now ended. Later on in the article, Malkin uses repetition to make her point clear. “Prosecutors failed to present a single piece of direct evidence…”, “The forensic evidence backed up Holtzclaw, not Ligons.”, and then again a paragraph later the exact same quote. She also uses antistrophe, using …show more content…
The first appeal that stands out and grabs attention is the fact that she has personally been talking to the perpetrated felon for several months. She personally knows him, which is a lot different than researching his case. Then the pathos appeal. It is a piece definitely targeted at your heartstrings when talking about someone’s life, numerous girls’ lives and how they were affected, but then to read about the man accused of all of it- who has a sentence of 263 years, is not even guilty. Wanting justice for him, and feeling sorry for him is nothing short of what is felt when reading this exclusive article. Along with the ethos and pathos, there is also logos. It is not a secret that the court system can be flawed- especially when jobs are at risk based on gut feelings if a person is guilty or not, believable false evidence, and people’s