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Author- The specific person responsible for composing this article is unknown, referred to as "Admin" at the beginning of the article, which means that whoever is in control of the website is the author. The article was posted on truedemocracyparty.net which according the website, is some sort of radical political faction that advocates for "the voice of the American people" by criticizing current institutions of health and industry in the US.
Audience- The author of this article is speaking to the general American public, specifically anyone who can vote in an election.The article is designed to reveal the truths about the fracking industry to anyone who comes across the article by Google search so that they are motivated to use their right as a citizen and advocate and vote for the halting of fracking in the US.
Context- The article was posted in December of 2013 so it is mostly relevant to the issue of fracking today. The article was posted on the website for the True Democracy Party, which is a site containing several other articles that criticize American institutions to "reveal the truth" to all citizens. The article uses the anti-fracking message of the 2010 documentary Gasland to initiate the disapproval of the industry's prevalence in the US. Several suggested articles at the bottom of the page also use the movie title in their headlines.
2. How Fracking Is Fueling A Power Shift From Coal To Gas
Author- The speaker in the broadcast is Marie Cusick, a reporter for National Public Radio, who has been focused on natural gas production since the 2011 boom. In 2014 she received a national Edward R. Murrow award for her coverage of the Pennsylvania natural gas industry.
Audience- The broadcast/article targets anyone who would like to know more about the natural gas industry, or the energy industry in the United States as a whole. NPR is not certainly politically biased, so the target audience does not exclude a political faction. The transition from coal to natural gas as an energy source and the benefits that go along with it are mostly discussed, so the article assumes that the audience is concerned with the environmental and economic sustainability of energy production.
Context- The broadcast was aired in June of 2015, making it very relevant to the current status of natural gas production. Posted by NPR, the story is not obviously biased based on political ideology however the article is mostly supporting the transition to natural gas so there is some bias. Environmental concerns with respect to climate change are brought forth, which is a very prevalent issue in current society. The link to the broadcast contains advertisements for natural gas industries before and beside the video, so NPR clearly has affiliation and a reason to portray the increase in natural gas production in a positive way.
3. A Fracking Good Story
Author- The author of this article is Bjørn Lomborg, a professor at the Copenhagen Business School and director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center in the US, a research institute focused on environmental economics. He is known for his three books that show skepticism for the threat of major environmental issues. The author is clearly one with bias as he is known for his downplay of environmental concerns but his credentials are valid in environmental economics so he is credible in that aspect.
Audience- The audience is anyone who would like to know more about energy production in the United States, however the article targets the general population (anyone who comes across the article) so that they can be informed of the economic and environmental benefits that fracking has brought in the past decade.
Context- The article was first published in September 2012 by Project Syndicate (membership required to view article), a news service that provides commentary on global issues. The article is a few years behind however its message and supporting evidence is still relevant to the current state of the controversy of fracking. The article on Slate is surrounded by suggested news articles on a wide variety of topics but none that relate to fracking.
Reflection- I read Carter and Jessica's blog posts for this reflection and I think my analysis was very well done. I think I spent a solid amount of time identifying the rhetorical situation and the effect each aspect had on the argument. Seeing how they identified the most rhetoric article as the one with the most solid argument helped me realize the focus of this project and narrow down my sources to the one that supports their position the best.
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