Logical assume the rhetoric will become harsh and the threats unveiled

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2015

I find it repugnant that the government of the United States would have the relatively new ambassador, Luis Moreno, begin his term of office championing pressure on Jamaica to change its laws and culture in this regard. The US government further sent its agents, two men, to preach cajole and generally scold us as our action did not fit their view of human rights.

Dylann Roof is alleged to have told the gathering, as reported by the lone survivor, “you rape our women,… you have to go.” He was given a gun as a birthday present. What of the human rights of the nine slaughtered?

More tolerant than US

It shall fail. We shall do what the sovereign people of this independent country wish in our own time and on our own terms. We do not systematically engage in anti-homosexual behaviour. We reject you and that implied assertion. Let us reject your version of two mamas and/or daddies for a child. We will strive for one each per child. Tell your kith and kin how we feel.

Questions

5. Cite TWO examples of evidence used to support the claim. (2 marks)

a) Identify 1 type of evidence used by the author. (1 mark)

7. Is the argument logical? Give reasons for your answer. (2 marks)

8. Using an example from the passage, identify the dominant appeal used by the writer and comment on its effectiveness in supporting the argument. (3 marks)

13. What, if any weaknesses, have you identified in the argument? (1 mark)

Total = 29 marks