Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas D. Kristof addresses many important ethical issues on his blog, On the Ground (2001 - Present) which is distributed by New York Times. He uses the rhetorical appeals pathos and ethos to make the reader feel more connected to the topics he examines. He does this in order to illustrate the importance of human rights, equality, and education in societies throughout the world and how Globalization has further effected these issues both positively and negatively. His audience is anyone being affected by these issues as well as individuals who want a better understanding of these issues.
Kristof's recent blog entries suggest a shift towards a more emotion filled approach to his writing. His use of ethos in a literacy blog entry describes education, "as an effective intervention party", that increases health and population growth while decreasing social conflict. Another blog entry about a teenage girl named Phung from Vietnam displays his use of pathos. He tells his audience that while Phung's situation is unfortunate there are "thousands of kids who are just the same" and because the audience is not informed of others in the same situation they tend to forget about them. These examples not only provide his beliefs on education and world wide reform but also draw the reader into caring more about it.
A good summary analysis of his blogs.
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