This short biography http://www.ricksantorum.com/why-rick can be found on Rick Santorum’s campaign website. Because of this, similar to the other biographies I have analyzed, the author’s purpose is to persuade people that Rick Santorum should be the next President of the U.S. I think this because the author uses persuasive strategies such as logos- “He served eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee”, and pathos- “But of all his accomplishments, Rick is most proud of his role as a husband and father.”
The author’s viewpoint, similar to the purpose, is that Rick Santorum is the best candidate for President because of his credentials. There are a couple of reasons why I think this. First, the author uses a chronological text structure, which shows that he/she wants to show how much Santorum has done in his short time (compared to the other candidates) in politics. Also, the author uses a lot of connotations to slant your opinion, such as “championed legislation” and “bravely proposed”.
I believe that this is an accurate source of information because it comes directly from the subject: Rick Santorum. Despite this, though, the quality of this evidence is not great because a lot of this information is slanted, and it can be hard to determine fact from opinion. So, if you are trying to decide who to vote for president, then this source might be better than if you wanted just facts for a research paper.
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