Summary Of The Conservative Case For Gay Marriage

“The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage Why Same-sex Marriage Is An an American Value” is an essay written by Theodore B. Olson, arguing that same-sex marriage is what conservatives want in society and values. “Prop 8 Hurt My Family-Ask Me How” is a report released by Marriage Equality USA, listing different accounts of emotional and physical harassment on the LGBT community and its supporter due to Prop 8. In “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage Why Same-sex Marriage Is An an American Value” by Theodore B. Olson and “Prop 8 Hurt My Family - Ask Me How” by Marriage Equality USA, both of the authors used the different writing techniques efficiently to their advantages. They were able to reach their audience and give their message to the audience productively, using the different rhetorical strategies. The different rhetorical strategies that will be discussed about is purpose, audience, genre, stance, media/design, logos, ethos, and pathos. Purpose is the goal of the author. Olsen’s goal was to convince conservatives the same-sex marriage fits with the ideal view of conservatives. As Olsen had put it, “Legalizing same-sex marriage would also be a recognition of basic American principles, and would represent the culmination of our nation’s commitment to

Both of these two writing pieces have one genre. However, they are slightly different. “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage Why Same-sex Marriage Is An an American Value” is an essay which tries to persuade the audience with its argument. On the other hand, “Prop 8 Hurt My Family - Ask Me How” is a report introduction that gives the audience a summary of how Prop 8 causes problems. It is more informative. However, it is also personal, considering all the stories that it included. Genre is very noticeably distinguishable in these two piece of writing just as apparent how stance greatly played a role in these two