http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/05/04/niall_ferguson_harvard_professor_apologizes_for_gay_keynes_comments.html
In this very short article Daniel Politi talks about the Harvard professor Niall Ferguson who said a very insensitive, also according to them, stupid words, when he referred to John Maynard Keynes, economist. Ferguson said that Keynes didn't care about the future that lies ahead of us because he wouldn't have any kids and because he is gay.In todays society, these words may come as very strong. Politi also says that after the presentation he goes on to say that the only reason Keynes doesn't try to make a better society is because he is selfish. After saying all these "stupid and insensitive things" Ferguson apologizes for his actions. Politi ends very stung when explaining that even though you don't have children, doesn't give you a reason not to care about the future, also he states that ferguson forgot to say they Keynes's wife had a miscarriage.
In this very short article Politi makes very important points, but also makes Keynes seem like the victim. Which by the article he portrays very well. He does this by using historical background, he starts by saying that Ferguson apologizes but he ends saying that even though he apologized, his arguments to go agains Keynes where wrong from the beginning. He then uses known sources like the financial advise Tom Kotigen and how he summarizes what Ferguson says in his conference. From beginning to end Politi makes Keynes look like the victim and Ferguson seem like the accuser, which makes his argument and thesis more clear. His vocabulary is formal but doesn't use any college vocabulary, its very clear and straightforward to understand.
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