n the article, "Special Forces Commander Says Soldiers 'Are Suffering' From Over 15 Years of War", published by Tom O'Connor, it describes how a commander from the U.S. forces explains that soldiers from these forces are suffering from being in long years of wars.
The diction used in the author's article is very scholarly and formal. O'Connor uses words like "unrealistic" and "unsustainable" to show the emotions towards solider suffering through the war years. There seems to be a high level of an emotional attachment to the story because of how strong the diction's negative connotation is. O'Connor appeals to pathos and ethos in this article when describing the suffering of the soldiers because it talks about how navy seals and soldiers die which connects to the audience on an emotional level or sorrow. This appeals to pathos because it explains how the tragic event is hurting soldiers and this connects the audience to feel sympathetic to the soldiers. This also relates and appeals to ethos because it uses president Donald Trump and Navy seals as credible resources to back up the information. The authors tone towards the situation seems very solemn and indignant. O'Connor uses words like "criticized" and "suffered" to show how the actions of the Special Forces caused a great deal of pain to those soldiers. O'Connor seems very angry because of the injustice the soldiers have been receiving for fighting for our country. The author also seems to want to show the audience a serious reflection over the whole issue. The purpose of O'Connor's article is to explain how the soldier's were set out on unrealistic missions that caused many deaths among them. This especially hits the reader when it talks about certain deaths like Navy Seal Ryan Owens or the soldier killed in Africa. The overall goal for O'Connor is to spread awareness of this possible issue so that maybe enough knowledge can be spread to put an end to unnecessary missions for those on the Special Forces. The author organizes his arguments through pathos and ethos very well because the sentence structure along with his paragraphs allow for complete thoughts and points he is trying to make. O'Connor uses strong evidence in order to support his arguments that these missions are unrealistic like using the deaths of many soldiers and having that emotional connection to the reader.
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