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Park City, Utah is one of my favorite places in the world due to the incredible ski conditions and the close friends that my family has there. One part of the city that has always stood out to me though … Continue reading →

The article first starts out by introducing a situation that many people can relate to because they’ve either experienced it for themselves or have seen another person experience it. This aspect is an example of Logos. The fact that a … Continue reading →

The Onion uses the public’s desire to see the downfall of successful people to create a hoax in the article “Goodwill Executives Arrested After Years of Skimming Donated Goods Off Top.” For example, most people rooted for David when he went against … Continue reading →

According to a highly experienced team of geologists at Georgetown University, the Earth’s current trends are revealing that its solid inner core will likely be the most livable part of the planet by 2060. The reputable institution from which this … Continue reading →

Though most understand that The Onion is a satirical website completely dedicated to hoaxes, part of what makes it so entertaining is its use of rhetorical strategies.  The rhetorical strategies are so effective that our imagination momentarily indulges us in … Continue reading →

Depression seems to be overlooked in our society and over-dramatized in the wrong ways by social media and entertainment. It isn’t always considered a serious mental condition and people may perceive depression as unimportant since they think it can be … Continue reading →

Who doesn’t know Tom Brady and the whirlwind of drama that has followed him as of late last year? According to this recent post by The Onion, Tom Brady has been physically unable to stop smirking in response to the overturned … Continue reading →

Had Pangaea not been discovered some hundred years ago, The Onion’s claim that Earth’s animals once formed a giant ‘super-animal’ may have been quite compelling. The article immediately established ethos, or a credible source of information, citing a recent study … Continue reading →

What is news? The onion often construes true events with satirical analysis to form comedic articles that it presents as “news”. In one case, The Onion describes complaints from the Republican Party about president Obama turning 50 years old. The … Continue reading →

The article first starts out by introducing a situation that many people can relate to because they’ve either experienced it for themselves or have seen another person experience it. This aspect is an example of Logos. The fact that a … Continue reading →