Barack Obama Biography

This biography http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama is a brief description of Barack Obama that can be found on the White House’s website. I think that because of this the author’s purpose is to inform people of President Obama’s achievements, more than to persuade them to vote for him in the upcoming election, because technically the White House can not interfere with the affairs of an election campaign. Also, the article is mostly objective, as evidence of any persuasive strategies used is limited. Despite this, there is some bias, for example, they try to appeal to the average person: “His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family.”

            The author’s viewpoint is not extremely clear as this is, like I said earlier, an objective biography. If there was a viewpoint, it is probably that Obama has many achievements and that he has had a good career. This is because there is a little bit of slanted language in the biography, such as “unwavering belief” and “his is the American story”. Also, the text structure of description shows that the author wants to give the facts about Obama, but still can work in that opinion.

            I believe this is an accurate source for one main reason- it comes from the official White House website, which is secure and a government website. This means that the evidence from this source is of good quality, and if you want to research plain facts, this is a good article. There is a little opinion worked into the facts through connotations, but if you look past them, this article is objective.