A) Discuss any instances of nonargumentative persuasion or pseudoreasoning and explain any slanting techniques you find in the following passage. (We'll comment on features we find obscure, unusual, or tricky.) B) Rewrite the passage in language that is as emotively neutral as possible but still retains the same informational content."What kind of crazy political system is it where a man who wants to run for president must begin by withdrawing from public life? It's become an American tradition, dating perhaps back to Richard Nixon in 1962. Gary Hart followed the pattern when he 'declared his "interest" in the presidency' (as the Washington Post chastely put it) by announcing that he won't run for reelection to the Senate this year. Good luck to Hart. I voted for him once before and
wouldn't mind voting for him again. But really. Is this necessary?"-"TRB from Washington," in The New Republic
What will be an ideal response?
There is a weak argument for withdrawal's having become a tradition, with Nixon the only example offered in evidence. What do you make of the reference to Hart's "'interest' in the presidency?"
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