The first blog, Demockery, seems mainly to argue two points, the first is to inform, and the second is to convince. The first argument, to inform, I think is fairly obvious. The posts on new artists, bands, and what his band is doing are pretty much summing up what he thinks is important for the reader to know, as well as what they might be interested in, on both politics and art that he believes is good. The second argument, to convince ties heavily in with the first argument. Jason is trying to convince the reader that this artists/band is good, or that what politicians are doing is wrong. As far as his blog goes, I think it is a very good blog. He posts lots of links, videos, and pictures to support his claims, as well as make his blog more accessible.
The second blog, HQ Metal, I think is arguing the same to points as the last blog. The writer is both trying to inform and convince the reader of new bands, and in their own opinion, the quality of that bands newest releases. As far as the structure of the arguments there is some to be desired. The language can sometimes be coarse, and vulgar, while the fairness of the argument is debatable, considering that art is subjective. The author does use plenty of pictures, but as for the bias of the author it is hard to determine. It's unclear as to what the author uses as a standard for a "good" album. The audience though is fairly clear cut, it is for mainly death metal fans.
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