Intention

James Hamblin’s overall intention with his article is to prove his claim that Trump is a climax of American masculine culture. Hamblin believes that Trump represents traditional masculine values, which helped him gain popularity among Americans who shared his views – mainly white American men. His wider aim is to encourage readers not to vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming US presidential election. What gives more weight to the speaker’s message and helps him achieve his intentions is the use of rhetorical de…

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Donald Trump’s stereotypical masculinity

To achieve his intention of characterizing Donald Trump as aggressive and sexist, the writer uses logos, as he references real details about Trump’s behavior: “He shouts and bullies and berates people. He speaks mostly in superlatives and mentions himself in most sentences. He plays golf and has a head full of hair, as men are supposed to. ”(ll. 12-15); “A man who refuses to apologize to the Kh…

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American masculine culture

James Hamblin quotes one of his colleagues from The Atlantic to portray young men and their support for Trump:

Young men today feel that they’re being treated as if they were born wrong. (...) Trump offers a sense that someone sees them and cares about speaking to them even if only as far as it takes to con them. (ll. 63-67)

This helps the writer explain why some young men support Trump. It also emphasizes the important role that Trump plays in masculine culture, as he makes men who believe traditional masculine values are threatened feel like they are being represe…