Summary Of Advice For My Conservative Students By Aaron Hannon

Conservative students may decide to go to a liberal school. One student that has been in that environment and now is an English college professor named Aaron Hanlon at Colby College writes “Advice for My Conservative Students” published on February 16th 2017 in the New York Times and he claims that conservative students should understand what freedom of speech is and should not mistake disagreement with oppression. Hanlon starts off by stating personal experiences that relates him to conservative students that feel oppressed, giving conservative students relatable emotional appeals, and various sources and statistics for the reader to indulge in. He starts off by putting himself out there and saying that he has been a conservative student who

He displays a heart-rending image when he tells the audience that “he was rejected by a girl simply because he was a conservative” to emphasize how impactful the oppression was. Identically, Hanlon states that “outside of college, most people don’t care about what you care about” which gives the reader a personal raw emotion. He displays these emotions to get the reader to feel something personal towards his claim, a negative emotion that a person has more than likely felt before. He wants the reader to know that he’s been in their shoes and has felt silenced, which in turn gives the reader a sense of security. Hanlon displays that perfectly when he stated:

Then suddenly I wasn’t me, the individual. I was just white. It seemed that everyone was celebrating diversity and multiculturalism, and I didn’t see a role for myself in that. It occurred to me as it has to countless other conservative students, that I might also be a kind of minority --- an “ideological minority” --- because of my conservative political views.

Hanlon also throws in reasonably humorous statements like “feeding the campus-outrage beast or making fun of ‘snowflakes.’” and “We will help and support you if you ask. Seriously, we

The statements “I know this message well, because over a decade ago, as a conservative student at Bucknell, I helped devise and spread it.” and “I edited the op-ed section of the student newspaper, participated in public speaking and debating events, and spoke out frequently in my classes.” gives the reader some insight on how he is personally involved in the matter and that he isn’t a person who is on a brainless rant. Furthermore, Hanlon’s statements: “My Conservative Club colleagues and I received national attention. Some were featured on the cover of The New York Times Magazine, and others got booked on popular TV shows like ‘The O’Reilly Factor.’” boost his credibility through prestigious outlets. Essentially, Hanlon introduced himself in a way where the reader would not have much time to take him as someone who is an individual that lacks