Political writing always has a particular bias, but sometimes the bias can be informative and revealing of both author’s style and perspective. Charles Krauthammer, a columnist for the Washington Post, establishes his critical, informative style through his use of allusion and impactful transitions and conclusions. His writing persuasive nature stems from his use of rhetorical questions and appeal to ethos.
Krauthammer frequently uses allusion to establish himself as a credible source by demonstrating a great understanding of many subject areas and to add some outside support for his arguments. In an article on Donald Trump’s new foreign policy, Krauthammer compares Trump’s indiscriminately harsh policy to John F. Kennedy’s, which “pledged to support any friend and oppose any foe to assure the success of liberty” (A.2). Krauthammer uses Kennedy’s established credibility and appeal to criticize Trump’s foreign policy as too extreme. Krauthammer also goes on to compare Trump’s ‘America First’ policy to “[the organization] that fought Franklin Roosevelt before U.S. entry into World War One… [and] to keep America neutral,” he …show more content…
Krauthammer predicts the failure of Trump’s administration by citing the failure of a similar group. Krauthammer quoted “the young Augustine famously beseech[ing] the Lord, ‘Give me chastity and continence, only not yet’ to describe the attitude of the current powerful Republican party