The two articles I will examining are arguing against the big controversial topic of abortion. Pro-choice: http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/abortioninfo/misconce.shtml and Pro-Life: http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/politically-incorrect/abortion/10-reasons-why-abortion-is-evil.html
I'm pretty sure we all can assume anything on this topic will have some very strong language. Let's dive in!
Well, first off, the strong language is very clear just within the title of Pro-life; it uses "evil" giving off the immediate connotation and tone that this is going to a heavy article. It gives off the sense right off the bat that anything remotely related to abortion is nothing but "evil." The article decides to prove their case through a number of specific arguments, and the first is "Abortion Offends God." It then goes on to explain that everyone should put God first, whether or not that person is struggling or even has an opinion. It explains that "There are no exceptions allowed, no compromises possible." By using this language, the author(s) are clearly and very honestly saying that no one is entitled to have their own problems, because God endured so much more than any of us. No compromises means rape and molestation are just a part of life, something that someone has to go through. I'm sorry, are my morals and ethics showing?
Throughout the entire article, the writer(s) address the same thing over and over again: that the lives of more than 57 million innocent babies [are] cruelly torn from their mothers' wombs. Not by only using this strong and forceful language, the repetition is also a useful tool. Every time they say that abortion has "killed 57 million babies," I am reminded that that is 57 million lives lost. I am forced to feel the pain of those who have been killed, I am supposed to feel the pain within the families and the mothers. That is what this article is great at doing. Making me feel guilty, making me genuinely feel like I have done something wrong. But then they go on to say the gay marriage is sin, and that's when I have to stop reading.
The language used in the Pro-choice is much softer; I don't feel like I'm being yelled at or punished. This article also uses the same format just without numbers. It presents arguments that are said by Pro-lifers, but then it explains the fault within it. For example, a common argument for Pro-life is Abortion is dangerous and medically risky. It is not as safe as natural pregnancy. Abortion increases the risk of miscarriage in future pregnancies, and infertility. However, the pro-choice argument goes on to say "The risk of dying from childbirth is about 13 times that for early abortion, and the overall abortion complication rate is extremely low, about 25 times lower than for childbirth." It uses actual data and proof, and to me, this is much more compelling than just repetition or yelling at me. This language is strong in the way that it is credible, rather than strong is the sense with tenacious connotations.
Clearly, these two arguments are compelling, but definitely in their own ways.
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