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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/my-dinner-comey-current-former-fbi-officials-dispute-trump-account-n758221
The above article is about the question of former FBI Director, James Comey's, dinner with President Trump and which of the two stories being told is true. Ken Dilanian and Pete Williams, the authors of the article, create a colloquial diction. The writing is not informal, but it is also not formal. The article reads as if someone was writing down a casual debate. The authors uses phrases like "This account of the dinner contradicts the one President Trump gave to NBC News Nightly anchor Lester Holt on Thursday" and "Trump gave Holt an entirely different account of the dinner..." which give the article it's less formal feeling. They also show that the authors have some emotional attachment to the subject. The reader can tell from the second quote that they feel almost confused and which side of the argument is true. The authors showing both sides of the argument and almost showing their confusion gives the article it's quizzical tone. The authors allude to someone being untruthful by showing the different things that people are saying about the dinner between former Director Comey and President Trump. They do this to allow the reader to know what everyone is saying and give them the full situation so they can develop a point of view of their own on the situation. They are trying to start a conversation about the topic. As mentioned before, the article has a quizzical tone. They will talk about one side of the argument, then right after put the other sides argument that contradicts what the opposing side was saying. The article simply goes back and forth making it entertaining to read. Throughout the article sentence like "None of that is true, Comey's associates insist" which help to give the article its almost amusing tone. The tone also shows the emotion the authors have towards the subject. This wouldn't be the first time the president would say something that would contradict another group or person, so the authors simply find this other contradiction amusing. The purpose of the article was to give American's both sides of the story to chose which they believe. This is the purpose because of how many times there are contradicting statements mentioned in the article and the countless times it is mentioned that one side says the opposite of the other. The overall goal of the article is to educate the American people on the events going on in the nations capital. The purpose has a lot of worth, trying to educate the American people on the happenings of our government. The article starts by talking about the dinner and what happened to the former FBI director, why he was let go. Throughout the article the authors give both sides' arguments and what they were saying about the dinner, and the events that followed after. The article ended by talking about the uneasy relationship between the FBI and the President at this moment of time. The author uses plenty of quotes from many different officials. The argument was strong, there was plenty of evidence for both sides and they gave both sides of the argument even coverage, one side didn't get more information than the other.
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My name is Stephanie Crisfield. I am a junior at North Cobb High School and this is my blog that is dedicated to analyzing NBC News. Welcome!
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