Petula Dvorak's "He was saved from an abusive father by a woman who broke the rules"
Argument Organization Analysis: Petula begins her argument with a short background story about the event leading to the boy being "saved". As the title of her article suggests, Dvorak believes that it is okay to bend the rules every once in a while if it involves doing good. She next describes Michael Trotter Jr. to contrast him from his father and to appeal to pathos as it shows how far he has come in life and that he has overcome many odds to get there. Dvorak adds extra background about domestic violence to educate the reader about its horror and then again mentions the surprising fact that Trotter did not become like his father. Through her anecdote about Trotter's music duo, Dvorak implies that doing good for someone-giving them a home and food-can cause that good to multiply in the future-Trotter bringing people joy from his music. Dvorak ends the piece by describing Trotter's life status and that he's happily married with children to again illuminate the fact that Trotter did not become domestically violent as many other victims like him had. Overall, Petula Dvorak rotates event summaries with background information in her argument to inform the reader of the topic (also appealing to logos through facts) and to capture the audience's heart (appeals to pathos regarding Songowa's act of kindness).