For my rhetorical analysis I will be looking at the strategies Washington Post columnist Ashley Halsey uses in her article, “New-car gas mileage labels to include more information.” I chose to use this article because it focuses on the current topic of automobile gas millage and how car dealers and the EPA are working on ways to make it easier for car buyers to know what it really means if there car gets ten miles to the gallon or 50 miles to the gallon. I will be analysis the statistics the author uses as well as the visual aids included in her article.
In the article Halsey discusses what the changes to the MPG labels on cars will be and tactics the EPA is using to get people to pay attention to them. She also includes the new mobile phone app that allows car buyers to compare the short- term, long-term, and environmental costs of purchasing that specific car. She also includes a short news video that discusses the new MPG label changes and lists some of the top fuel efficient cars on the market.
In the article the author discusses aspects of the new label changes that really catch the reader’s attention and make them really consider looking at the MPG labels next time they go to buy a car. The main attention grabber is the announcement of the new phone app that allows buyers to compare multiple environmental and economic aspects of their new car.
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