Cat Bill Veto Analysis
Kangbo Lu
Josh Coito
English 122
19 March 2016
Journal #8: “Adlai Stevenson’s Cat Bill Veto” In Adlai Stevenson’s, the state governor of Illinois, statement “Adlai Stevenson’s Cat Bill Veto” (1949), he explains the reason that the Cat Bill should not be passed. Governor Stevenson develops his ideas by elaborating the possible influences of approval of the Cat Bill, explaining the popularity of the issue, discussing the nature of the cats, and suggesting the minor importance of Cat Bill. Using examples from multiple angles, he suggests that the problem of cats hurting birds is an minor issue that does not require bill to restrain cats. With critical tone and formal diction, Stevenson presents the reasons of this veto to his audiences, which are probably both men and women that concerned about issue of cats. Throughout the statement, governor Stevenson logically approaches his statement with inductive reasoning that leads to his conclusion that he vetoes the the “Cat Bill”. In his statement structure, he explains specific reasons that support his final decision; firstly, the harmful effects of the bill approval would have wide applications; secondly, the enforcement is unnecessary; thirdly, the bill would harm the nature of cats the harmony between owners and cats; lastly, comparing to the duties of local government, …show more content…
He frequently repeats the phrase “It would ” at beginning of every sentence to emphasize the possible effects of the approval of the “Cat Bill”. He writes that “It would impose fines”, “It would permit any person to capture or call upon police to pick up and imprison cats”, and “It would permit the use of traps”. This use of parallelism creates similar structure, rhythmic feeling, clear structure of the text; and it also serves as a great persuasion technique to impress reader due to the use of
Josh Coito
English 122
19 March 2016
Journal #8: “Adlai Stevenson’s Cat Bill Veto” In Adlai Stevenson’s, the state governor of Illinois, statement “Adlai Stevenson’s Cat Bill Veto” (1949), he explains the reason that the Cat Bill should not be passed. Governor Stevenson develops his ideas by elaborating the possible influences of approval of the Cat Bill, explaining the popularity of the issue, discussing the nature of the cats, and suggesting the minor importance of Cat Bill. Using examples from multiple angles, he suggests that the problem of cats hurting birds is an minor issue that does not require bill to restrain cats. With critical tone and formal diction, Stevenson presents the reasons of this veto to his audiences, which are probably both men and women that concerned about issue of cats. Throughout the statement, governor Stevenson logically approaches his statement with inductive reasoning that leads to his conclusion that he vetoes the the “Cat Bill”. In his statement structure, he explains specific reasons that support his final decision; firstly, the harmful effects of the bill approval would have wide applications; secondly, the enforcement is unnecessary; thirdly, the bill would harm the nature of cats the harmony between owners and cats; lastly, comparing to the duties of local government, …show more content…
He frequently repeats the phrase “It would ” at beginning of every sentence to emphasize the possible effects of the approval of the “Cat Bill”. He writes that “It would impose fines”, “It would permit any person to capture or call upon police to pick up and imprison cats”, and “It would permit the use of traps”. This use of parallelism creates similar structure, rhythmic feeling, clear structure of the text; and it also serves as a great persuasion technique to impress reader due to the use of