I have read a lot of op-eds during last few weeks, and they all followed a specific pattern. The author would state a claim or a thesis or a problem, then discuss how it may be wrong with evidence, after that the author generally gives his own opinion and maybe even ideas on how to access the problem. I read an article “The Horrors in Mumbai.” which also followed this pattern first stating a thesis, which was “Most of all, who is to blame and who should pay the price for such cruelty?” but the author was actually blaming the government for ignoring reports on why they should protect their shores in 2007. the author then expresses his ideas in the end. The author then gives us his opinion on the matter.
“In coming days India will have to look inward to see where and how its government failed to protect its citizens. The United States is still learning the lessons of its own failures before 9/11, but it can help in the process.”
Author- Unknown
New York Times
