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Goldberg in this article speaks of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. He compares both candidates and contrasts them arguing their appeal is closer than we believe. Goldberg appeals to Pathos mainly, relating both candidates to an American dream that can "save this country". Goldberg uses common diction to reach a broader audience, which is the common American Citizen. His columns are targeted at older Conservative viewed American citizens so with his use of common diction, appeal to pathos and the appeal of ethos in the fashion of presenting facts on both candidates to prove his knowledge and establish his own credibility with the audience.
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S: The speaker is Jonah Goldberg, conservative columnist.
O: The occasion is the presidential race for 2016, focusing on Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
A: The Audience is the common American citizen, most likely Conservative
P: To address people's concerns and questions on the phenomenon of candidates Trump and Sanders
S: Continuity between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
Tone: The tone is very informative and seems like its almost quizzical asking the audience how to think not forcing them to think one way.
O: The occasion is the presidential race for 2016, focusing on Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
A: The Audience is the common American citizen, most likely Conservative
P: To address people's concerns and questions on the phenomenon of candidates Trump and Sanders
S: Continuity between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
Tone: The tone is very informative and seems like its almost quizzical asking the audience how to think not forcing them to think one way.