Hiskie and Use of Language

After reading a few of Hiskies Articles, I noticed a common language pattern among them. In Halls reading he focuses greatly on the use of language and how it is a linguistic representation of the image that we are trying to portray. I noticed his use of single words with a period after them making up a complete sentence. Examples of this are “This is … stunning. Baffling.” and “What?” To me, this form of language represented a sign that he is appealing to a much broader audience and getting his point across as clearly as possible. As part of the language that he uses I noticed he incorporates many clever statements. His writing was very light and clearly understood. I would love to ask Hiskie about who his intended target audience is when writing his articles and how he thinks his writing style affects them. The discourse that he focuses on in his articles are that of Obama and big oil. He also frames the need for jobs, energy and gas prices, which Americans are highly focused on at this point in time. In my opinion his use of language to discuss offshore drilling provides a very successful and useful contribution to the public sphere.

-Atusa