This article is more of a brief summary of an infamous murderer that has just recently been caught and now has jumped the waiting list for cataracts surgery. The article is then followed by a video that interviews one of the victims' son about the court hearing. In the short sentences written by the author, their tone seems to be slightly sympathetic. The author talks about how pleased the Yorkshire Ripper is for having the surgery and being able to see clearly without talking about the fact that he had murdered 13 women in the 80's until the very end of the article as a side note. There's no emotional attachment to the article that the author possesses, no personal opinion or anything like that displayed and that seems to be a common pattern in The Daily Mail's authors. The video appeals to pathos as the son talks about how long he has waited for the court hearing and to get some closure for the death of his mother, yet that's the only thing that could be gotten out of the video as it doesn't even mention the cataract operation that the article talks about. I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of this article was other than an update on the life of a mass murderer, which I'm sure no one asked for. Like all the other articles, this one was weak in the sense that it provides the bare minimum information in the span of two to three sentences and that's the entire article. I understand that that's what tabloids are meant for, quick summaries of current news so people can stay generally updated on what's going on, but even BuzzFeed has longer articles and 90% are gifs and jokes stolen from teenagers.
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