Diction: Words such as "important", "backlash", and "liberalization" put forth the message behind the article. "Important" indicates that the topic at hand is relevant to the current event. "Backlash" speaks about the victimizing of the women in the march by those Republicans attempting to remove the rights all women deserve.
Devices: Compound sentences are a mainly used form of syntax. Written in most paragraphs, these sentences form, such as, "Trump, it eventually emerged, hadn’t simply revived the so-called global gag rule. Quietly, with so little publicity that activists weren’t aware until someone saw the new language in a tweeted image, Trump had massively expanded the rule." (Benen)
Tone: The tone of this article is informative and appalled, as the author writes to educate women and argue how the mentioned Republican party is in the wrong for attempting to remove basic human rights.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform readers and activists about the intentions of the Republican party when it comes to abortion and reproductive rights.
Argument: Conservative lawmakers saw the marches and rallies, and decided to both ignore the activism and do the exact opposite of what attendees demanded.
Devices: Compound sentences are a mainly used form of syntax. Written in most paragraphs, these sentences form, such as, "Trump, it eventually emerged, hadn’t simply revived the so-called global gag rule. Quietly, with so little publicity that activists weren’t aware until someone saw the new language in a tweeted image, Trump had massively expanded the rule." (Benen)
Tone: The tone of this article is informative and appalled, as the author writes to educate women and argue how the mentioned Republican party is in the wrong for attempting to remove basic human rights.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform readers and activists about the intentions of the Republican party when it comes to abortion and reproductive rights.
Argument: Conservative lawmakers saw the marches and rallies, and decided to both ignore the activism and do the exact opposite of what attendees demanded.
Original article: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/following-womens-marches-republicans-target-reproductive-rights