Felix Baumgartner's Jump

John Tierney wrote an article on Felix Baumgartner's jump, breaking the sound barrier and records set by Joe Kittinger half a century earlier. Tierney first describes the glory of the jump, listing the records broken, and the fame that comes with it. He then proceeds with the more statistical aspect of the jump, and the science that had gone in behind the five-year project. This jump wasn't to showcase the bravery of one man, it was to blaze the trail for future astronauts that may employ the prototype suit, or pilots that may find themselves in a harmful situation similar to the one presented. Tierney uses pathos before logos, so that he can draw in the audience with the feelings of courage and humility that Baumgartner describes facing, and then he includes the facts surrounding the descent, such as the data collected, the benefits it will reap, and the psychological and medical research that helped Baumgartner with this risky feat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/us/felix-baumgartner-skydiving.html?_r=0