Commentary on controversial issue

I chose gun laws in America because it is a key subject people are talking about due to the mass shooting in Oregon.

The first blog uses longer sentences suggesting that the audience the person is expecting is a more mature audience. The longer sentences allow the writing to flow. The blogger uses multiple rhetorical questions trying to engage the reader in their piece and get them to think about the subject. If they already have their own view on the problem and if it is different from the bloggers it is kind of trying to get them to re-think their ideas. It asks the reader twice if guns are helping, again making them think well do I need a gun? Am I using it for the right reasons? The reader could start to question themselves.

The purpose of this blog was to just to show some ideas that this blogger had and to reach out to the target audience and persuade them. The audience may be shocked when they read the blog as they may have been just expecting some views on the topic but by the time they finished reading it their views may have changed even though they were 100% sure on their choice.

The blogger has wrote "Think logically people" which could make the reader feel like they are being stupid and not thinking correctly. The quote was intending to make the reader believe they are thinking irrationally. If the reader is for guns it may make them take a step back and think about the other side for a second. It is creating a more persuasive piece of writing. This first blog shows more about all the bad things guns are doing and how they are affecting the country in a bad way. Whereas the second blog is thinking about how people use it in a day to day way and how it is benefiting us. For example, it talks about how they are used for sporting events. 


On the second blog the blogger has used short more snappy sentences. This is because they are trying to grab the reader's attention; it is making every sentence a new point for the reader to think about. The short sentences are allowing the blogger to change the topic or direction of his points faster and without fully explaining the point. The short sentences are making it a better way to communicate with the reader as the blogger is getting straight to the point and making it easier to remember as well as being easy to read. However, the short sentences are over used within the piece which doesn't allow the writing to flow. The purpose of the short sentences is to make it obvious that the blogger is writing to an audience that may not have the best reading skills as well as them not being the most advanced in English. 

There is an increase and overuse of exclamation marks near the end of the blog post. It's the blogger trying to show the reader the importance of what they are saying and making sure they pay attention to the message. Through his piece he is showing that guns are used for more than what the media show. Blogger two repeats the idea of protection and safety throughout his piece and always refers back to it. "Protect the county" and "protect themselves". The repetition of these ideas shows that he is actually thinking about the use of the guns and why the majority of America may use one. The blogger is always mentioning the real reasons for most of the public reasons for guns and mentioning it slightly without it being the main point could be putting it into the readers unconsciousness. This would make the reader keep thinking about it with not really knowing why and maybe even changing their min on how they see the use of guns.

The blogger makes it personal by saying ''I feel more secure when I have a gun'' which shows the audience that he is a real person that is benefiting from the guns which could be adding emphasis to his points. There is actually a repetition of 'I' which is because it's a blog. However, this is also to convince his target audience and make it feel like he is pleading to them, trying to make them understand and see where he is coming from.