Her tone is calm and professional throughout her discussion, her purpose in writing is clear as informing her social media followers. Additionally, Perry used ethos, logos, and pathos. First, she established the ethos by identifying as a professor who teaches African American history. His extrinsic ethics are strong because he is able to provide his audience with a lot of evidence about his credibility. For example, when she mentioned the exercise of police discretion, she added that she witnessed thousands of illegal acts go unpunished in the predominantly white area while she lived there. Perry's intrinsic ethics are as strong as extrinsic ethics. He shows exceptional confidence in his articles. His expression reveals that he is a person who must be taken seriously by his audience. For example, the way he talked about how illegal activities are handled in this country, especially in a police department. While Perry's article has a faint pathetic appeal, her audience may sympathize with her experience of being handcuffed to her artistic wrist and her choice of words such as "my people... naked vulnerability over and over again ". Meanwhile, Perry's argument is supported by his use of logical appeal to his audience. For example, use the following words to show logical appeals: “clemency is the rule rather than the exception.” And “perfection is not required for white citizenship, it should
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