`` Under Donald Trump, The Scourge Of Hiv / Aids Essay

On December 1st 2016, Steven W Thrasher published the strongly worded article entitled, â€Å"Under Donald Trump, the scourge of HIV/Aids is going to get worse†. After losing the the House/Senate majority, the presidency, and possibly the Supreme Court majority on November 8th, it s become a trend for the left to muse about the looming Trump presidency coming in 2017. Still, I was shocked when I read the headline. In what way could Trump affect the spread, transmission, or deadliness of HIV? Especially since modern medicine has ruled HIV/AIDS no longer an automatic death sentence. Of course, there is more to the presidency than the president himself. Trump will have his cabinet, advisors, etc that in the end can have drastic effects on eventual policy. Is the author spreading misinformation and fear mongering, or does he have some salient points about the effects of a Donald Trump administration? Moreover, I ll be analyzing how well the article resonates with its specific aud ience, as well as a discussion of the argument’s structure First and foremost, the articles audience are those who dislike Donald Trump, or dislike the idea of a Donald Trump presidency. The headline immediately implicates Trump as the person responsible for this possible resurgence of HIV/AIDS. However, this doesn’t say to much about the audience, as there are people from each gender and either side of the political spectrum who disdain Donald Trump. Thrasher gives a stronger indication of his audience