It is time to start thinking about who you want to elect for President again. Time for commercials that are bashing the other opponents, receiving e-mails and phone calls about who you are going to be voting for. The e-mail that was sent to Marla Jarmer, our teacher, was very informal. It was said to have been sent directly from Barack Obama. But there is no proof if he sent it or if it was an employee of his. Regardless of who sent it though it was still informal. He addressed her as "friend" and that was an eye grabber for me. By calling her friend he made it seem like they personally know each other and that he is talking directly to her, which would help connect more with the e-mail especially since they were asking for a donation for his campaign. He also didn't give a lot of detail in the e-mail, therefore, it seemed like they had been previously e-mailing each other back and forth. The reader is supposed to believe that it is a good and important thing to donate for his campaign. If they are going to donate to him then they are probably going to vote for him also. Clearly this was directed towards men and women that are at least 18 years old, since you have to be 18 years old to be able to vote for him.
The way he formatted the e-mail and addressed her wasn't "professional." It caught my eye because he was genuinely talking to her like they were friends and talk all the time. Talking to her like "friends" would help draw her to the e-mail and would gain more of a chance for donations. He wasn't talking to her like The President of the United States, instead as someone that she has known for a good amount of time. He didn't bother her for a donation but instead gave the link that she could go to find more information about and donate if she chose to do so. The way he ended the e-mail was also an eye catcher. "To 2012" is not something you would expect to see at the end of an e-mail. But it seemed very friendly and that he was being open to all possibilities. This e-mail fit rhetorical situations very well, but also left a broad opening for a bigger point of view.
Makayla Stark
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