Thesis: For example, he uses his personal experiences, multiple scenarios from American history which includes our 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes, and adds on by using other countries that do have free college as great examples.

Topic 1: Bernie sanders was born in a poor upbringing which gives him a unique perspective. to give some context…

Topic 2: Sanders, using both quotes and his own descriptive language, affects to the audiences ethos and pathos.

Topic 3: Bernie Sanders adds to his argument by mentioning other successful countries who provide free college to their people.

Vermont senator and presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, writes an article posted on The Washington Post, which argues why college should be free. In his article, “Make College Free For All” (October 22, 2015), Sanders argues that higher education should be free for all our students. By doing so, this allows the youth to reach their full potential in education which then, causes a stronger economy as well as a stronger democracy in the future which our young adults hold. In the article, Bernie Sanders’s purpose is to convince his targeted audience, populists, that college needs to be free and we must give everyone a chance. Sanders provides numerous ways of persuasion. For example, he uses multiple scenarios from America’s history, includes our 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes, uses other countries that do have free college as great examples, and also uses his personal experiences. Along with these persuasive methods, the author also includes rhetorical strategies throughout his entire article.

Author background: Born in 1941, politicaian Bernie Sanders started out his political career as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Currently, Vermont senator and democratic candidate for president.  As part of a struggling working-class family, Sanders recognized early on America’s economic disparity. As he told the Guardian newspaper, “I saw unfairness. That was the major inspiration in my politics.” Sanders also counts American socialist leader Eugene V. Debs as an important influence.Author background: Born in 1941, politicaian Bernie Sanders started out his political career as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Currently, Vermont senator and democratic candidate for president.

Main argument: An education should be available to all regardless of anyones situation. We will have a stronger economy and a stronger democracy when all young people with the ambition and the talent can reach their full potential, regardless of their circumstances at birth.

Audience: Author uses a lot of America’s history to show how successful the U.S. truly can be once we give everyone a chance instead of killing their dreams right away. His targeted audience seems to be populists, or people who are capable of changing the system.

Evidence: He uses statistics, America’s history and quotes.

Rhetorical strategies: Through out the article, the author uses all 3 rhetorical strategies. His greatest strategy he used was ethos, then logos, then he also included a little bit of pathos.

Effect on self: I was persuaded because of the authors use of ethics as well as demonstrating how in the past, the U.S. has been able to provide free college for the youth, and he also adds “this benefited them, and it was good for the economy and the country, too.

Analyze Your News Source

The way a story is reported can shape our conclusions about a topic. 

Look at how your news source reports the story your group is analyzing.

Brief summary of story being analyzed:

Zoom In:

1. Support for Claims:

Are all claims supported by evidence, or are they sometimes supported by more claims?

1. Credible Evidence:

Is the evidence used to support the claims from credible sources (relevant, sufficient, typical, accurate)?

1. Emotions:

Are emotions used to lead us to make judgments or feel a certain way?

1. Word Choice:

Does the word choice simply present the facts with neutral language?  Neutral language = Fair

Does the word choice lead you to make judgments about the facts or feel a certain way about them? Leading Language = Biased

Conservative News Source: US health officials report new vaping deaths, repeat warning

https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-health-officials-report-new-vaping-deaths-repeat-warning

1. The article starts off by urging readers and telling them to stop vaping due to multiple death/illness cases. It then follows by providing evidence as to why vaping is bad for you; such as giving real life case scenarios and state-wide numbers of deaths and illnesses having to do with vaping. 
2. The evidence that was given throughout the article was only from one source, which were all US health officials. Although they may be credible, evidence from other sources would be more effective. 
3. Emotions, I believe, played a major role in this article. I think their main goal is to make their readers scared and think twice about vaping, especially since their main audience seems to be younger adults which are more easier to believe what is being told. 
4. The word choice leads the reader to make judgments about the facts. For examle, the author uses words like sickened, dangerous, severe and so on. 

Neutral News Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-11/trump-to-hold-meeting-on-vaping-after-reports-of-u-s-illness

1. Support For Claims: Throughout the article published by Bloomberg, I found that almost all the claims were supported by some kind of evidence. The article seemed to stick with the facts rather than the author putting their underlying opinion in. I did not see claims that were then being supported by claims in this article. 
2. Credible Evidence: The evidence used throughout this article to support its claims do come a credible source. In the article they use direct quotes from Trump and the FDA to support their claims.
3. Emotions: The language throughout the article suggests that Bloomberg is against vaping and is trying to persuade the reader to stay away from it by the emotional vocabulary used throughout the piece. Also they never condoned vaping and it is fairly frowned upon throughout the article. 
4. Word Choice: Throughout the article the author uses negative vocabulary when talking about vaping. The word choice does somewhat make the article seem biased however it’s a fact that vaping is bad; and the vocabulary can just be reflecting that. 

Liberal News Source:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/vaping-lung-illness-mystery-causes

1. Supporting Evidence:  According to the article, “more than 9 million people [use] them on a regular basis”. It is also said that “‘Vaping’ is shorthand for inhaling vaporized liquid, usually a mixture of nicotine and oil heated by a battery-powered atomizer in an e-cigarette or larger vaporizer’. This supports the claim that heavy and widespread usage, along with not being sure what is in them (besides deadly chemicals), is most likely the cause of vaping-related illness and injury.
2. Credibility: Yes, the author uses official representatives of known organizations like the CDC and FDA.
3. Emotions: Emotions are not used as much in this article. There is, however, a connotation that you will feel more inclined to not vape because the feeling of knowing you might die gives you.
4. Word Choice: The type of words used are more critical about the issue, implying a liberal stance.

I am a writer who:

• Has strong opinions
• Shares a voice
• Has great professionalism
• Consistently expanding my vocabulary
• Writes honestly
• Can listen and be open minded

• What type of content are your top three posts (or most recent) on your timeline? Is this pretty typical for your timeline? What kinds of social groups/communities are you a part of? Compare what you see with what your peers see. Are there more similarities or differences?

On my twitter, I mainly share and post memes, humor videos, and very little news I run into. I see a variety of content/point of views.

• What is the relationship between what you see in your social media timeline and what you know or believe?

What I see on my social media, is a lot more things going on around the world and not just in the united states. Versus, in real life, I mainly see events that happen in the u.s.

• How does your social presence compare with the professional/student biography that you created? 

My social media is definitely way more different then my blog, reason being, I know my teacher and other peers will be seeing what I pot so I have to be more professional.

• Where do you find examples of bias in your social media timelines?

On many political accounts or state ones as well.

• Answer: who do I potentially influence on social media?
  • friends, people who have the same humor as me
     
• Answer: who do I engage with most on social media?
  • Other friends, mutual friends, viral funny accounts, and meme pages.
     

My 10 values:

-Adventure

-Purity

-Honesty

-Equality

-Kindness

-Faith

-Happiness

-Loyalty

-Growth

-Health

I would describe myself as a genuine, caring person. Although, I am that, I also know when not to be as well as who not to be that with. As a writer, I am challenged from time to time mainly trying to start off my piece then, when I do, it is a bit more easier. As a student, I am respectful and try my best even when I don’t have as much motivation as I should. Sometimes, it is harder for me to meet deadlines since I am easily overwhelmed. Outside of school, and work, in my social life, or life at home, I am the “mom” to my 2 younger brothers. Since both my parents work most weekdays and long hours, I am in charge of cooking, cleaning, and picking my brothers up from school as well as taking them to their practices. With friends, I am outgoing, fun and honest.

The Trump Administration Is Creating a Health Nightmare Near the Border, The New York Times editorial, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/opinion/migrants-flu-vaccine.html?ref=oembed

Fact: At least six children have died from communicable diseases in these facilities in the past two years.Fact:

Opinion: Nonsensical as this is, there’s a painfully familiar calculus at work: Deny migrants or refugees humane treatment, including basic medical care, and then when they fall ill blame them for “bringing disease” into the country.Opinion:

Claim: A spokesman for United States Customs and Border Protection says that the agency has not historically administered vaccinesand that a vaccination program in the detention centers is neither feasible nor necessary, because stays at these facilities are meant to be short-term.

As time goes by, and flu season starts approaching, more and more migrant children being detained will continue to be denied basic health care. These children are crammed into close quarters with high levels of stress, poor hygiene as well as poor nutrition, making their immune systems weaker. “…The nation’s southern border have become hotbeds of communicable diseases — with multiple outbreaks of scabies, shingles, lice, mumps, chickenpox and flu logged this year and last. As time goes by, and flu season starts approaching, more and more migrant children being detained will continue to be denied basic health care. These children are crammed into close quarters with high levels of stress, poor hygiene as well as poor nutrition, making their immune systems weaker,” an article published by Nytimes informs. I believe these children, as any other human being, should have their basic human rights. I agree with this article, the actions the government is taking, is cruel as much as it is inhumane.