ToConservatives11

=__"An Open Letter to Conservatives" Rhetorical Analysis__= Tiffany Paul Tyler C. Ryan =Establishing the Occasion= The author's call to write is his issues with the Republican party. This is during the time of the healthcare bill. He discusses his feelings on it and how the Republican party is going in the wrong direction. He could be addressing us because he wants to warn us about the shifting of the Republican party.

**Ethos, Pathos, and Logos**
The Ethos is that he grew up in a republican house hold. He has a bad attitude towards the Republican attitude and it totally against what they are doing. The pathos of the letter is that the Republican party would be angry and would be very offended. Democratic could also be angry with the letter because it is making them look bad and that all Democrats are that extreme.Who ever does read it though will have a strong emotion because you either agree with his extreme opinions or you disagree. The logos of the letter is that he is trying to get across that Republicans have changed and they are playing both sides of the fence with a lot of issues.

Claim, Evidence, and Differing views
The claim is that the Republican party has changed from what they used to be. The entire article is evidence of the claim. During this article he uses the phrase "you can't" as a qualifier describing all the things that Republicans can't do. There are no differing views in the article. He briefly addresses a possible counterargument at the very end when he mentions Democrats. MSH

Overall Effectiveness
If you don't state the view of the other side, your argument is ineffective. The writer only stated his views on the topic and did not present the other side.