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An article titled Governor Says He Won’t Sign ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Until Changes Are Made was written by Dana Liebelson and published by the Huffington Post. In a similar article titled Arkansas governor seeks changes in religious freedom bill was written by an unknown author and was published by Fox News. The Huffington Post has a liberal side versus Fox News has a conservative side. In both articles they are discussing the same issue however both articles are tailored for their point of view of the issue. Both sources are biased about the issue because they tailored the article so that their viewers would agree. Both articles are discussing an issue which according to Judith Boss, an issue is an ill-defined complex of problems involving a controversy or uncertainty. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson decided not to sign the ‘Religious Freedom Bill.” According to Fox News, Hutchinson still supports the intent of the legislation that prohibits state and local governments from infringing upon someone’s religious beliefs without compelling interest. But he said he wants changes made so it more closely mirrors a 1993 federal law. “ I asked that changes be made in the legislation,” Hutchinson said. Fox News states that Hutching is urging state lawmakers to “recall” the bill – or pass additional legislation – to “remedy” the issue. Hutchinson states that he wants to strike the “right balance.” However according to Huffington Post, Hutchinson decided not yet to sign the controversial legislation because he was facing a national firestorm because of the legislation. Both articles use popular appeal, which according to Boss it is an appeal to popular opinion to gain support for our conclusion. They do this by stating Hutchinson previously had promised to sign the legislation. That the surprising announcement came a day after Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was forced to defend a similar law in his state, but because they were facing a national
An article titled Governor Says He Won’t Sign ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Until Changes Are Made was written by Dana Liebelson and published by the Huffington Post. In a similar article titled Arkansas governor seeks changes in religious freedom bill was written by an unknown author and was published by Fox News. The Huffington Post has a liberal side versus Fox News has a conservative side. In both articles they are discussing the same issue however both articles are tailored for their point of view of the issue. Both sources are biased about the issue because they tailored the article so that their viewers would agree. Both articles are discussing an issue which according to Judith Boss, an issue is an ill-defined complex of problems involving a controversy or uncertainty. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson decided not to sign the ‘Religious Freedom Bill.” According to Fox News, Hutchinson still supports the intent of the legislation that prohibits state and local governments from infringing upon someone’s religious beliefs without compelling interest. But he said he wants changes made so it more closely mirrors a 1993 federal law. “ I asked that changes be made in the legislation,” Hutchinson said. Fox News states that Hutching is urging state lawmakers to “recall” the bill – or pass additional legislation – to “remedy” the issue. Hutchinson states that he wants to strike the “right balance.” However according to Huffington Post, Hutchinson decided not yet to sign the controversial legislation because he was facing a national firestorm because of the legislation. Both articles use popular appeal, which according to Boss it is an appeal to popular opinion to gain support for our conclusion. They do this by stating Hutchinson previously had promised to sign the legislation. That the surprising announcement came a day after Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was forced to defend a similar law in his state, but because they were facing a national
Cited: Liebelson, D. (2015, April 1). Arkansas Governor Says He Won 't Sign 'Religious Freedom ' Bill Until Changes Are Made. Retrieved April 1, 2015, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/religiousfreedom_n_6985090. html?utm_hp_ref=politics Arkansas governor seeks changes in religious freedom bill. (2015, April 1). Retrieved April 1, 2015, from http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/04/01/arkansas- governor-sends-religious-freedom-bill-back-to-legislature-seeks/