In his journals, William Bradford used third person pronouns to describe the life and hardships of the puritans as they sought to establish themselves in the new world. How does Bradford’s point of view make him a believable narrator, as well as a biased one?

The Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)

Writing in "The Pilgrims," his personal journals, Bradford William used the third person point of view to veil the narrator-participant as an ordinary observer. This literary device makes the reader to identify with the characters, thus enhancing the story's believability and objectivity.  This contrasts with writing from the first or second person's points of view, which shows the narrator's active involvement, thereby increasing subjectivity while obscuring objectivity in story narration.

By writing from this third person point of view, using third person pronouns, William Bradford, separated himself from the plot of the story.  Thus, he remained an observer-narrator and not an active participant. At the same time, since it is widely known that Bradford was the founder of the Plymouth Colony, Bradford shows his bias by isolating himself totally from the story, by writing with the third person pronouns.

Explanation:  

According to history, William Bradford (1590-1657) was one of the founding fathers of the Plymouth Colony and its governor for 30 years.  Single-handedly, Bradford drafted the legal code for the Plymouth Colony which facilitated the building of a Puritan-based community in the state of Massachusetts, one of the 6 New England states.

folding him safely under her wing

an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.