13. All U.S Presidents...Who Would Win?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2012/10/18/if_all_the_previous_u_s_presidents_were_alive_and_running_for_office_in.html

          Mark Hughes, the author of "If All The Previous U.S Presidents Were Alive and Running for Office in 2012, Who Would Win?, "tackles a rather interesting question. He starts off by humorously explaining that in this election, all the Presidents of the U.S would be running for office implanted in today's society and the overall public's views on each. The author then says that the final contestants would be FDR, JFK, Reagan, and Clinton. The reason for all four is that each of them held powerful oratory skills and political and public perception as well as the ability to charm the public with key policies. Early presidents would be cut off because of their acceptance of slavery and although Thomas Jefferson would be a competent competitor, his views would soon clash in modern society. JFK is similar to Obama, Reagan would be cut down because of his age, FDR is charismatic but accused of being too dictatorial and Clinton has fine skills of politics.
          The author uses several skills to capture the reader's attention. The first skill is to use a powerful yet very interesting question as the title. The question is something everyone would be interested in knowing. The author also uses a bit of humor in a few instances in his article. The main strategy used by the author is the comparison and contrast. The author first compares presidents such as FDR with Obama but also contrasts the political ideas of Reagan and Clinton with the ideas of early presidents who accepted slavery. The author mentions his opinion of each of the four final contestants and ends up concluding that although JFK and Clinton would tie, the latter would be a better off choice and the most probable.