Argument Analysis: Australia Day

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The article "Australia Day Is Stained With Blood And It's Time We Moved It" written by Mehreen Faruqi on January 25, 2017 and published in Huffington Post Australia (online blog) holds the contention that Australia Day date should be move. The author aims to persuade the people who usually read on that online blog, especially Australians, by giving a background of Australia day and extended anecdote as her main argument. The persuasive techniques emotional language, cliché are effectively used throughout except the anecdote. The first argument address in the article is by giving a background about Australia Day. Faquri repeatedly used emotional language on her piece. She started her opinion piece by degrading opponent’s opinion and attacking …show more content…
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On the second half of the article, she started to call reader’s attention and trying to show that she has the qualities to listen to; “I would never presume to speak for what colonialism means for First Nations people in Australia.” This statement shows the reader that she possesses a virtue that can attract reader’s respect. As she continues, she started to talk about her experience in Pakistan and India, which is included in anecdote; “but as someone who grew up in Pakistan… I grew up hearing harrowing stories of my family’s dangerous journey across the border during the partition of India and Pakistan in August 1947.” This statement makes the piece more reliable and it also encourages the reader to relate on what she is talking about. On the next paragraph, she is trying to hit the emotions of the readers when she stated “the swift partition of India and Pakistan was bloody and devastating” she also said that “it dislocated millions of people and tore apart families, friends and colleagues.” This statement encourages the reader to sympathize those