This article might be the shortest one I will read. If it was put on paper it would only be about half a page. With a news site like The Daily Mail there's hardly any connection between the author and their work so it's difficult to find rhetorical devices like tone, diction, or purpose. This article actually does not have any diction from the author because the author didn't write anything themselves, the entire article is what the dressmaker said during the interview. The dressmaker's diction was simple but professional, talking about situations in her work but making sure not to sound whiny or as if she hates her customers for wanting their dress to be certain type or gaining weight before their wedding. She even loves her work so it's not much of a problem for her, "I love doing evening dresses for formal occasions, and those customers are so much more relaxed." The author has absolutely no emotional attachment to this article but the dressmaker has a deep and intimate attachment to her work. The dressmaker's tone is also very kind and understanding, as she talks about her interactions with her customers she doesn't complain about them and actually learns from them, "I once made the mistake of telling a new client, who was very fat, that for ‘larger’ people I recommended in-built support. She said ‘I’m not large!’ and stormed out. Now I’m very careful how I put things — I aim to make people feel gorgeous, no matter what the tape measure reads." The headline for this article was very misleading and click bait-y. When I first read it I thought it would be dressmakers talking trash about how their customers don't know what they're talking about and that they should listen to the dressmaker but it was just a transcript of a five minute interview with a very sweet dressmaker. I don't think there are any appeals in this article.
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