Analysis of persuasive techniques used in response to the question "should parents of delinquents recieve classes to improve" wriiten in the Herald Sun

In the article Parent Plan too Pushy, published in the Herald Sun on 29/1/03, the writer, Robyn Riley argues against Mark Latham's proposed parenting classes. Ms Riley challenges that such a suggestion wrongly holds parents solely accountable and lets government agencies easily off the 'hook'.
Throughout the article the writer uses a number of persuasive devices in order to manipulate the audience's response. These include, rhetorical question, attack and emotive language
One example of a persuasive technique used is that of the rhetorical question. A rhetorical question is one that i…