Natftali Bandavid
Naftali Bandavid explains the outcome that firing Robert Mueller would produce in her article What If President Donald Trump Tries to Fire Robert Mueller. She does this by using a formal diction with words like "hierarchy" and "political blowback". The author has a significant emotional attachment to the topic of the possible firing of Robert Mueller because she is a politically active individually. This attachment can be seen through her significant appeal to ethos with credible sources such as the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Senate Judiciary Chairman ChucK Grassley (R., Iowa). She also takes the time to include past historical examples like the 1973 Democratic led Congress and the Nixon administration. Bandavid shares some of her own opinion in the article by stating that the effects could hurt the Trump administration and/or Congress in general. She appeals to logos by using specific dates with historical context such as the Nixon administration in 1973. The purpose of this article is to explain the situation of the possible firing of Robert Mueller and the impact it could have if it was implemented. The organization of the article is a mix between cause and effect and chronological order. The argument remains stables throughout itself. The speaker of the article is a politically active person who is concerned with the state of modern politics. The tone of the article is pessimistic and concerning. The occasion of the article is the possible firing of Robert Mueller. The audience of the article is people and young adults who are interested in politics. The subject of the article is Robert Mueller.