ToConservatives10

=__Open Letter to Conservatives__= =Rhetorical Analysis= Jake Snider, Amanda Tharp, Allison Shuler, Holly Myers.

Establishing the Occasion
The author's main drive behind writing this open letter is mainly his disapproval for what modern Republicans have become. Their hypocritical actions, historical inaccuracy, and hyperbole has created a "swamp," and this letter focuses on an attempt to inform Republicans of their foolishness.

Ethos, Pathos, Logos
The author presents himself as a strong minded person opposed to the newer Republicans. The reader's response is that they are not happy with how the Republicans are doing either. The message is to think how the Republicans can change their ways. Also, the author presents himself as a former Republican and as an "American Dad." MSH

Making an Argument

 * The Claim- The modern Republicans are in a self inflicted "swamp" of hypocrisy, hyperbole, historical inaccuracy, and hatred. They tend to not accept peoples of different religions, cultures, races, etc.
 * Evidence- "You can't be for immigration reform, then against it." "You can't flip out when the black president bows to foreign dignitaries, as appropriate for their culture, when you were silent when the white presidents did the same. [|Bush]. [|Nixon.] [|Ike.] You didn't even make a peep when Bush[| held hands]and kissed leaders of countries that are not on "kissing terms" with the US."
 * Differing Views- There are no differing views in this article. He briefly addresses a possible counterargument at the very end when he mentions Democrats. MSH

The author presents all of these components together in a very long list, opening and closing this list with an introduction and conclusion. His claim is stated in his introduction, and he uses the entire list as evidence. It works rather nicely, regardless of the simplicity of it.