In the article Parent Plan too Pushy, published in the Herald Sun on 29/1/03, the writer, Robyn Riley argues against Mark Latham's proposed parenting classes. Ms Riley challenges that such a suggestion wrongly holds parents solely accountable and lets government agencies easily off the 'hook'.
Throughout the article the writer uses a number of persuasive devices in order to manipulate the audience's response. These include, rhetorical question, attack and emotive language
One example of a persuasive technique used is that of the rhetorical question. A rhetorical question is one that i…
