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In journalism, is it better to write a piece in first or third person? Which is more effective when it comes to persuasion?

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>> No.7473337

really dumb question

it obviously depends on subject matter, style, etc., etc.

>> No.7473351

>>7473324
first person plural is good for persuasion if you can pull it off without beating the reader over the head with it. we, our. cf. sigmund freud. he employs it to incredible rhetorical affect. actually Freud makes a great study of persuasive rhetoric in general.

>> No.7473353

>>7473337
Can you show an example of an article in first person that comes across as persuasive?

>> No.7473354

>>7473337
Not OP but actually i think it is not a dumb question. Both first and third person perspective journalism have their merit in my opinion. That been said, third person is essential to state unbias fact within a piece. This being the epitome of journalism, it is therefore technically preferable. However opinion provides more context and is often more enjoyable to read as prose. This gives more literary merit, hence genres of literary non fiction.

>> No.7473355

>>7473351
Which book would you recommend?

>> No.7473361

>>7473351
Never do this if you want to be taken seriously.

>> No.7473373

Journalism is shit


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