In the article “Ireland: Away from the Pulpit”, published by Financial Times on January 6th 2013, the journalist Jamie Smyth makes argumentative observations of the current state of Ireland and how a big societal change is forming along with the slow demise of the church in a historically extremely religious country. He starts of presenting the horrible Halappanavar case where a woman died because of her inability to get and abortion and projects that into a provoking but dilligent observation of Ireland’s development and harsh criticism of certain aspects. As a sender Jamie Smyth is quite good at making his statements feel as presentable facts. Although he clearly portrays his own opinion, in form of criticisms of the church and harmfulness of conservatism:
"The Halappanavar case, however, is one of the most visible examples of how Irish politics and institutions have failed to keep pace.” and “(the church) is losing influence in the aftermath of two decades of child sex abuse scandals.”
He mediates it through other’s opinions and specific cases to present it more objectively. The two quotes above are some of the only times where he clearly states an opinion in his own words. This extensive use of ethos not only makes the text more believable but also makes it seem almost factual instead of argumentative to a reader. He also uses the other appeal forms. Pathos when he uses harsh examples for example the Halappanavar case and just mentioning the sex-scandals in regards to abuse of children is enough to invoke emotion without describing much. Logos is also widely used both in making logical connections but also flaunting clear-cut statistics l. 100-115 etc. so he is well-versed in building strong arguments.
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