Comparison of Two Persuasive Articles

There is one thing about the way human beings are that each of us should know well , otherwise one risks to become unaware of the reasons that underlie the attitude of other people to him or her . This important thing boils down to the rule that it is not so much what you say to people that matters but rather how you say it . This general principle of human perception can be found in various manifestations in different aspects of our life , ranging from the well known for businessmen and quite ironically , swindlers

fact that good-looking and well-clothed people evoke more trust and sympathy , to the phenomenon of charismatic leaders of some infamous sects who with the help of masterful rhetorical manipulations have managed to persuade people to do crazy things . To take a detailed look at the way this principle of persuasion works in rhetoric , we can compare , in detail , two articles which make different arguments about the same , namely provide an educated review by two critics of the film by the director Michael Cimino Heaven`s Gate (1980 . More specifically , we shall try to analyze the rhetorical strengths and weaknesses of each of the two articles , and then single out the best of the used strategies , and the overall effectiveness of the articles

First of all , we should start with the overview of the film discussed by the critics . The picture Heaven`s Gate ' generally belongs to the genre of Western , immensely popular in the middle of the last century However , Cimino created what can be characterized as the revisionist Western , also known as anti-Western , which , among other things , was different from traditional Westerns due to the presence in films of this genre of a generally darker atmosphere , and due to the increased amount of violence depicted in them . Indeed , Heaven`s Gate ' revolves about the story of an idealistic Sheriff James Averill , who attempts to save immigrant farmers as he learns that rich landlords hired soldiers to kill them on the ground of accusations in theft and other alleged transgressions . As the film progresses , we also witness the clash between Averill and Nathan Champion , an immigrant who betrayed his people by joining mercenary group , as both men have an affection for the same woman . It is on this background that the film through the experiences of its main protagonists explores the theme of the personal involvement into the attempts to build a better life on the frontier and demonstrates how idealistic expectations can be shattered by the harsh circumstances of reality . It should also be pointed out that this film , which with the budget of around 36 million was one of the most expensive productions of its time , was a failure from the commercial point of view , so that the whole studio that had produced it was not able to recover form the losses and was eventually sold out

Now , with the realization of the fact that this film was indeed a rich material for the analysis by film...