Rhetorical Analysis Of Tristan's Adoption

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In Springfield, Missouri, a 9-year-old boy named Tristan sold $18,000 worth of lemonade, cookies, and bottled water to raise money for his adoption. Tristan was born to a 15-year-old girl who became a drug addict and neglected Tristan, so Donnie Davis took him in. Davis’s previous husband was the father of Tristan, so she temporarily took custody to help the struggling mother, but after the drugs and neglect, she wanted to legally become Tristan’s mother. The adoption was going to cost the Davis’s about $15,000, and they met their goal after news of Tristan’s story and his lemonade stand leaked on social media. The Davis’s have had the adoption approved, and as a celebration, Tristan is going to get to see his favorite basketball player, Kevin Durant, play in Oklahoma City. Due to Tristan’s years of abuse, Tristan was diagnosed with PTSD and a sensory processing disorder, but he now has medications and doctors and teachers to help him. …show more content…

Stapleton uses pathos when explaining Tristan’s back story and the struggles he has faced in his developmental years. For example, she states “His clothes were dirty and too small. His mother allegedly was using drugs, Davis said, claiming the little boy was often left to fend for himself,” (Stapleton) which makes the reader feel sympathetic toward the young and innocent boy. Stapleton uses logos when explaining the factual information about Tristan’s back story, and the statistics of the money raised with the lemonade stand, as well as using direct quotes from Donnie Davis. Stapleton uses a sympathetic tone throughout the article by using words and phrases like “abuse”, “little kid”, and “suffered”. At the end of the article, Stapleton uses an uplifting tone when describing the positive outcomes of Tristan’s

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