OVERVIEW: In the article named "Is Donald Trump Serious?", Nocera describes his opinion on Donald's Trump's proposal for a new tax plan. SOAPSTONE: The subject is Trump's proposal for a new tax plan. The speaker is Joe Nocera. He wrote this article due to Donald Trump's renouncement of a new tax plan that will take affect in his presidency. The audience of this article are people of age whom can actually vote for the presidential election of 2016. The purpose of this article is to presuade people that Trump isn't the right choice for president. The tone of this article is opinionated. DICTION: Nocera uses words of economic meaning, since this article was based on economics in America. In this article Nocera uses "revenue neutral" (Nocera, 1), and "carried interest" (Nocera, 1). He also used words to describe how he feels about Donald Trump's proposals. He uses words like 'mockery', 'his absurd proposal', and 'not completely irrational' to describe his disgust of Donald Trump's propositions. |
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