In the editorial, “The Stain of Racism in New York’s Prisons,” by The Editorial Board there are uses of rhetoric, bias, and connotation. This editorial is all about the issues of racism, and some of the things that the colored inmates have to go through in a mainly white populated prison. Overall, I would say that this editorial and the arguments made are pretty much strong. In this editorial, the author uses rhetoric to help make his arguments stronger. For example, in paragraph four The Editorial Board says, “Over all, black inmates were 30 percent more likely to get a disciplinary ticket than white inmates and were 65 percent more likely to be sent to solitary confinement.” This makes the author’s argument that there is an issue of racial…show more content… In the editorial, I think that the use of connotation makes the author’s argument slightly stronger. For instance, in paragraph one The Editorial Board says, “New Yorkers are grimly familiar with state prison horror stories featuring guards who beat and torture inmates, knowing that their union will shield them from punishment and that district attorneys in towns dominated by prisons will look the other way.” The author uses connotative words like horror, beat, and torture, and by using these words I think it makes the author’s claim stronger because it helps show how bad the situation is. Also, in paragraph three, “It has long been known that black inmates assigned to prisons in the overwhelmingly white northern parts of New York were subject to racial threats and abuse from virtually the moment they stepped through the door,” (The Editorial Board). In this piece of evidence, connotative words like racial threats, and abuse to make their claim of racial bias being a problem stronger. I think these words make the argument stronger, because it shows that the racial issue is actually there and it is a
