American "Diplomat" to North Korea

In the midst of nuclear controversy, North Korea welcomed members of the Harlem Globetrotters to play a game with North Korean basketball stars.  Among those that visited was Dennis Rodman.  Rodman reports meeting and having a long conversation with Kim Jong Un, and even called him a friend, even though Rodman does not condone Kim Jong Un's actions.  Rodman also discussed how the North Korean leader wanted Obama to call him to talk about basketball.  With the events occurring so close to nuclear tests and rocket launches by the North, the article presents a controversy to its audience.  If Kim Jong Un welcomed Rodman in a way that was more than hospitable, should Obama and Congress negotiate or continue to treat North Korea as a terrorist country?  The author of this article aims to ask this question to the reader, having them ponder over the possible consequences.  In order to do this without portraying too much personal bias, the author uses as many quotations as possible.  This way, any outrageous statement made in the article would not reflect on the author. The article goes as far as to include a video of the interview at the top with Rodman speaking to an ESPN reporter.  Also, the article uses very straight-forward diction to deliver the factual content of the article.  This has a similar effect to that of the quotations.  The article does leave the reader contemplating the content, and to make the article more effective, a link to a video discussing the benefits and consequences of the situation is included.  By staying neutral, the author is effective in presenting a very controversial subject while letting the reader make their own decision.

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