Pundit 2.1: Frank Bruni on Carly Fiorina

Frank Bruni

The New York Times

“Carly Fiorina’s Shameless Promotion”

Oct. 7, 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/opinion/frank-bruni-carly-fiorinas-shameless-promotion.html

In this article, Frank Bruni writes about Carly Fiorina’s downfalls as a presidential candidate. First, he starts of with saying what he liked about Fiorina. He opens up his article by saying “Carly Fiorina gives one heck of a speech. That was my first impression, a positive one…” However, he then begins naming all of her downfalls. He talks about many of her payments are late. He also states that many of her former employees, when asked if they would work or her again, say that they would rather fight in Iraq than work for her again.

Bruni appeals to logos in this article. He states many facts and incidents about Carly Fiorina. Bruni also appeals to ethos because he doesn’t just bash all the bad things that Carly Fiorina has done. At first, he states the things that he likes about Fiorina. After, that he states what she has done wrong. This allows the article to not sound so biased. He states some facts for the opinion of the other side. This makes Bruni sound trustworthier.