What I Thought

The fact that Eric Sheptock chooses to live a homeless lifestyle in order to be an advocate is equally admirable and ridiculous to me. If it were me, I would try to escape homeless as soon as possible; however, he chooses to stay because  he is a role model to many other homeless people.

I can’t truly say If I agree or disagree.  Like I said, I think anyone who is homeless should seek any job possible to work their way back up to a steady income. Though I feel this way, I of think it is interesting that Sheptock does choose to be a social media advocate. It certainly shows the power of social media.

I think the set up of the article is fairly easy to read; however, I would have rather read his background story earlier in the article. Other than that, it was easy to read and understand what the author was trying to say.

Analysis

Pathos is used to play with the reader emotions. In the article, Homeless Man In D.C. Uses Facebook, Social Media To Advocate For Others Like Him, the author, Nathan Rott uses pathos to make readers feel sorry for the lack of homeless representation. The article is specifically about Eric Sheptock, a homeless nam and advocate in D.C.

Rott forces people to sympathize Sheptock. Rott says that even if Sheptock was offered a job, he would choose to keep his position as a digital influencer.

“He wouldn’t move out of the downtown D.C. shelter where he has slept for the past two years if it would make him a less effective voice for change,” (Rott).

Sheptock gives up the luxury of a steady income because he believes that his part as a role-model in the homeless community is too important which makes the reader root for him and his cause.