Print Comment Essay- Expository Text-Stupid White Men

The expository text Stupid White Men (Michael Moore, 2002) uses emotive descriptions to manipulate readers to accept certain values and beliefs. Moore uses characterization, positioning readers to view certain people and groups negatively, and others positively. Characters are developed through the use of persuasive elements of construction in descriptions; this includes the types of information presented, persuasive language, structure, sarcasm and irony.

Michael Moore uses statistics and other facts as evidence for the opinions he provides; this positions readers to accept his opinions as facts. "The $250 billion the Pentagon plans to spend to build 2800 new Joint Strike Fighter planes is more than enough to pay the tuition of every college student in America" (pg170). This fact is used as evidence by Moore to prove his opinion, that the Bush administration is ignoring the education system and mis-using government......

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Title: Stupid White Men
Approximate Word Count: 822
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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