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Rights and obligations are commonly regarded as intertwined and complementary to each other, yet what invariably happens is that the former are emphasized over the latter. E. J. Dionne Jr. has created a determined argument that raised the latter to a higher level in his “A Call for National Service”. He has delivered his “call” by developing valid claims backed up with national founding documents, concrete evidence and has been able to persuade the reader by tactical reasoning and other rhetorical strategies.

　　Dionne Jr. initiates his argument by quoting from Declaration of Independence. The sentence entailing “unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” is always remembered by American people and reverberated through time for centuries. In so doing, the author familiarizes the author with a common ground which is built upon the fundamental national spirits drafted by the founding fathers. Simultaneously, it serves as a pretext for the commonly overlooked clause that sheds light on the duty that “we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor”. By placing these two sentences together, the author forms a vivid contrast between rights and obligations with which the Declaration endowed the Americans at the same time. More importantly, the author straightforwardly reveals people’s oblivion to obligations by pointing out that “This, the very last sentence of the document, is what makes the better-remembered sentence possible. One speaks of our rights. The other addresses our obligations.” This remark holds a strong sway over the readers, provoking their awareness of selfishness, ego-centricity and the want of obligations they owe to each other and to the country. Thus, the readers are compelled to reflect on these two direct quotations which bring it home to them that in order to enjoy and secure the freedoms they cherish, it is necessary to serve others and make contributions as well because the freedoms “are self-evident but not self-executing”. It could be said that the author’s attempts to incur and reinforce the sense of responsibility have been firmly supported by the method of direct quotation and setting contrasts.

　　Apart from quotation, resorting to example and authority is employed to delineate his argument. Not only does the author address the contemporary issue, but he also puts forward the proposal. To persuade the readers, he presents the example of the Franklin Project from the Aspen Institute. By discussing the project that “declares commitment to offering every American between the ages of 18 and 28 a chance to give a year of service to the country”, the author assures the reader of the authenticity and reliability of his proposal. Furthermore, he lists the exact and specific opportunities that “include service in our armed forces but also time spent educating our fellow citizens, bringing them health care and preventive services, working with the least advantaged among us, and conserving our environment”. Laying out a series of services that people can do, the author adds tremendous feasibility to his argument that young people are expected to serve the country. In addition, the trio of highly respectable figures further lends credence to the author’s argument. With the support of “retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, in league with two of the country’s foremost advocates of the cause, John Bridgeland, who served in the George W. Bush administration, and Alan Khazei, co-founder of City Year, one of the nation’s most formidable volunteer groups”, the author manages to demonstrate to the reader the authoritative backup of his persuasion, thus encouraging the reader to join him in the call for national service.

　　The aforementioned example and appeals to authority are crucial links in the author’s whole reasoning. Based on objectivity and complexity, the writer also points out the challenges and uncertainties of his own proposal. The most striking one is concerned with the question whether volunteering should be paid or not. Authority is still applied to convey the drawback that if it were free, “then you limit the people who can do it….” Rather than exaggerating the positive effects of the proposal, the author honestly makes it clear that volunteerism should be paid. “Creating the estimated 1 million service slots required to make the prospect of service truly universal will take money, from government and private philanthropy.” Again, authority is quoted to justify his claim: “Service, as McChrystal says, cannot just be a nice thing that well-off kids do when they get out of college.” Also, Dionne Jr. openly criticizes the poisonous assumption regarding political intentions in volunteering. By straightening out the logic underlying why voluntary work should be paid, the author skillfully diminishes the excuse of interest in volunteerism for those who are less advantaged, rendering his argument logically grounded so that it drives the readers to introspect their own responsibilities to each other.

　　It is through diverse rhetorical devices that Dionne Jr. sells his argument. Powerful quotations, presenting example, appeals to logic reasoning and emotions all contribute to his exceptional call for national service. It is his utilization of these methods that makes this article worthy of recognition.

　　范文四：

　　In E.J. Dionne Jr.’s A Call For National Service, the author builds an argument to persuade his readers about the importance of national service by analyzing the Declaration of Independence from a new perspective, appealing to pathos, and quoting a prominent figure.

　　Dionne first claims that national service is necessary in order to acquire American people’s rights of independence and freedom. Dionne mentioned the “better-remembered sentence” of the Declaration which says “...certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” He then quotes another sentence from the Declaration that is usually overlooked: “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor." By reminding the readers of this, the author provides a new insight into the understanding of the sentence -- we must fulfill our obligation so as to guarantee our rights of liberty. The readers are behooved to reflect on what to do to gain the rights that they have long taken for granted. Through this, the author strengthens his argumentation.

　　The author goes on to discuss the status quo of American people’s “sense of disconnection” with each other. Americans are “sharply divided” in terms of their understanding and interpretation of the founding documents. Dionne appeals to the readers’ emotions by thoroughly analyzing the disconnection. When Americans use “we”, they are really referring to the people who stand by “us” politically or ideologically, but not Americans as a whole. While the readers might have their own political sides already, they would reconsider national unity and would be interested in the author’s following advice on the solution of the current state of ideological separation -- to engage in national service, “to restore our sense of what we owe each other across the lines of class, race, background.”

　　Dionne furthers his claim by giving an example of the ongoing solution, the Franklin Project, despite the many challenges that the call for national service is facing. The Project is carried out by a prominent organization, the Aspen Institute and is seconded by some respected figures, namely the retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and two of the country's foremost advocates of the cause of universal service. Dionne quotes McChrystal saying that he sees national service as “a remarkable opportunity to move with the American people away from an easy citizenship that does not ask something from every American yet asks a lot from a tiny few." This would invoke regrets from the readers that they have enjoyed “an easy citizenship” for far too long that they almost forget what they should do for the society in return. This adds more logical weight to the author’s argumentation.

　　E.J. Dionne Jr. successfully builds his argument that national service should be called for, resorting to presenting a new interpretation of the Declaration, appealing to the readers’ emotions, and quoting prominent figures.

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