Teen mom dumped 3-week-old baby on roadside, claimed abduction

This article discusses a young mother who abandoned her child and then claimed the child had been abducted.  The journalist attempts to evoke anger toward the mother by opening the article with her charges of "obstruction of justice and endangering the life of health of a child."  The journalist ensures that no sympathy is felt for the mother when he makes a point to state that the mother has no job or income, which indicates a seriously lack of responsibility.  By providing an account of what occurred, as stated in a police report, the journalist uses logos to deliver the facts and chronology of the incident.  He uses quotations from people who helped rescue the baby in order to make the story more relatable from an outsider's point of view.  The journalist concludes the article with examples of what the mother could have done had she not wanted to mother the child: "Parents are allowed to relinquish custody of an unharmed newborn up to 30 days old to personnel at a hospital, emergency medical care facility, police or fire station.  Parents can give up their child anonymously and without the threat of prosecution for abandonment." He also uses a disapproving tone and short, curt diction to convey his disapproval of the actions of the young mother. This appeals to the emotional aspect of the article and helps to communicate his message that the teenager is too young to be a mother which is the primary cause of her irresponsible decisions.

Article : http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/29/14153338-cops-teen-mom-dumped-3-week-old-baby-on-roadside-claimed-abduction?lite

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