Article: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-invites-philippines-president-duterte-washington-white-house-n752951
Smith's voice is neutral toned allowing the information to be the spotlight. She includes sufficient amounts of dialogue and facts to support her argument. People across the United States are concerned about President Trump's diplomatic skills due to his inappropriate actions during the election. We are also in a tense situation politically with Asia in general so it could be said that Smith saw it necessary to report any good things happening diplomatically. The audience is those concerned about U.S. relations with other countries, conservatives and liberals alike. This is a national event that involves the wellbeing of the U.S. population as well as the Philippines population. The purpose is to update and inform on U.S. relations with the Philippines. The audience can either seek solace in the fact that the U.S. might not be at odds with one country anymore or they can be angered and use this article to make a decision for the next few elections. The author is writing about diplomatic relations with the Philippines. The tone overall is neutral yet somewhat hopeful of improvements of the U.S. and Philippines relationship. The author's diction is politically technical, making sure to use quotes rather than insert there own ideologies. The text also has a neutral connotation. They use words such as "contentious" to describe the war in drugs in the Philippines as well as "firebrand" to describe the Philippines leader, Rodrigo Duterte. The author seems intent on keeping the story neutral and straight, seeing as this could potentially result in a historic event. The beginning of the article describes President Trump's feelings towards the call with President Duterte. Depending on the audience's political beliefs, this appeals to their pathos by instilling emotions of relaxation, knowing that there isn't any conflict between them. Others in the audience might be annoyed if they do not favor close relations with the Philippines. Either way, the beginning appeals to pathos. The middle of the article appeals to the audience's logos, giving them more details about the conversation and supplemental facts about U.S. relations with the Philippines under the last administration. It even has statistics about President Duterte's fight against illegal drug usage for his current political agenda. The article ends with a somewhat humorous fact that the Philippine embassy released a statement, rejecting their portrayal in an American tv show. The author's intent for inserting this fact is unknown. It seems out of place and does not really fit in the atmosphere of the article. The author's purpose was to inform the audience on the current relations between the Philippines and the U.S. The middle of the article, where they are breaking down the details of prior relations with the Philippines speaks to their purpose of simply informing. As a result, the audience is now more aware of international relations of the U.S. I definitely feel more informed after reading this article. The author claimed that Trump held a friendly call with Rodrigo Duterte and that they address concerns over North Korea. Then, they go into the history of U.S. relations with the Philippines under the last presidential administration, detailing how negative it was. At the end of the article, the author explains that relations could be changing for the better. The author uses statistics and facts to defend their claim. they fall weak on how exactly this call may result in a change in relations. They simply say that it "appears" to make a change but it does not necessarily say why. Is it because of Donald Trump and his skills? It is because of a change in ideals of Duterte? Its hard to say. NBC News Digital fell short with this one.
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