"MOTHER, DAUGHTER FOUND DEAD IN HOME" is about a 42 year old woman and her 6 year old daughter found dead in their home with the father who was found unconscious. The woman’s grandparents did not hear from their daughter when they usually did, so they called the police. The police broke down the door and found the family. The title "MOTHER, DAUGHTER FOUND DEAD IN HOME" is passive sentence. There is no blame put on anybody and they are being described as their roles as a mother and daughter. Her age and marital status identify her. The article states it is an "apparent double murder and suicide attempt." There is no blame put on the husband when he is the most obvious suspect. In just reading the title and sub heading, the reader would not blame the father at all. The whole article focuses on how good the mother was to her daughter and how neighbors believed they were "a really nice family." This is an example of ETHOS because the article keeps referring back to the neighbors to give the family credibility and readers are persuaded by this because the neighbors should’ve really known the family, but they obviously did not know what was going on inside the house. They give no information on what motives the man would have. The father is being described as a victim. This makes the reader have sympathy for him, PATHOS, even though he is the most likely murderer. There is irrelevant information given about occupation and age. They describe what both the woman and man did for a living. Again there is no blame being put on a possible killer. Because it was a domestic case and the wife knew her husband it is not being portrayed as a violent murder. There were no details given on how they were killed. The article just keeps talking about how, "they seemed like a very nice family."

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