U.S. Service Member Killed During Hostage Rescue Mission In Afghanistan: White House

The journalist in this article explains the mission our military volunteers underwent which lead to the death of one America hero.  He builds up the character of the service member, making careful effort to explain his "courage, skill, and patriotism," appealing to ethos by making his audience respect the man that was killed in the mission.  What a shame that a man of such high standard should die, protecting our country.  Furthermore, he points out that the U.S. service man was part of a mission to save a "U.S citien" who was in "imminent danger of injury or death." The journalist's formal diction here makes the reader feel as if this mission was one of true heroes, a battle of life or death.   It feels as if the soldiers were aiming to save the nation rather than just one man.   This creates a feeling of respect for our military because they care about each American life as if it were the lives of every American citizen.  The journalist's point in doing so, creates a feeling of true appreciation for our soldiers, holding the lost soldier up to the standards of a true hero, and making Americans feel for his death.


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