https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/05/us-inequality-poor-people-bad-choices-wealthy-bias

 

Where is the article from?  How do you know it is a reliable source? Does it have a known political bias?

 The article is from a website called The Guardian. It is not a very popular website. They have trending topics on American opinions.  I can tell that this source is reliable because of the evidence given throughout the article. It has a known political bias also.

 

Who wrote the article? Does the author have any potential biases/conflict of interests (ETHOS)?  Who is the target audience? How can you tell?

A woman wrote this article and her bias is clear throughout the article because of her experiences she makes it clear of her statement in the argument. The target audience is poor, I can tell because of how she keeps referring back to herself.

 

 

How does the headline grab our attention?  Does it show any attempt to politicize the news item or appeal to a particular demographic?  Is it accurate or misleading (in relation to the content?)

 The headline grabs my attention because it is a very common question that is hard to get answered. I feel like it appeals to the middle class, to the people who have the stability to be poor or be in the higher class. It is very accurate though.

 

Are there any pictures or graphics at the beginning of the article to preview the argument and/or give the argument a particular context

  There is one image connected to the article and the description under it goes great with the article but the image is a little hard to understand.

Analyze the argument.  What is the main idea? Break down the argument into steps – what are the sub-arguments?

 

 

Evaluate the argument.  Is it logical (LOGOS)? Does it appeal to emotion (PATHOS)? What strategies does it use to persuade the reader?  What examples does it give? Are there any logical fallacies?

 

 

 

Evaluate the content and the sources. Does the article link to other relevant sources? Does it list sources at the end of the article?  Is it clear if the article is factual or opinion-based? How far can you get when you try to check the sources/background of the argument?

Colorism in the African American Community is interest if mine. My main argument would be, why is it a big issue, and how is it affecting younger generations.

Colorism is an exciting topic for me because I am curious to know where this idea that lighter is better rooted. It is worse than racism. In my research, I found a few blogs expressing how they feel about the topic. To support my argument, I will need evidence of people affected by it. Some counter-arguments would be me saying that colorism does not affect the black community. Which is that colorism is more significant than racism, or is colorism a form of racism. A lot of people are affected by this. It also seems like people are afraid to talk about this topic. The biggest challenge is finding a counter-argument to go with my argument. Many celebrities follow this concept by bleaching their skin to make themself look “prettier” or to fit in in the entertainment industry. Ther are plenty more examples of colorism in our community, also when women or men with a lighter complexion get hired more often than people of darker skin. In this famous television shows like this in the photo above, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The switched out a character in the show into a woman with a lighter complexion.

Even though there was nothing wrong with the first Aunt Vivian, the producers thought they would make a better-looking family with a bright skin woman. Colorism is an unattractive trait that our black community has, and it stretches all across many situations.

 

 

War on Poverty: Opposing Viewpoints

 There is not an actual war, it’s a figure of speech to describe the disagreements about the aiding cause of poverty in the people of America. Is poverty a state of mind or is it America’s failing economical structure? More than half of America has experienced some exposure to poverty. The argument of poverty starts with the origin of why so many get stuck in this state. Most liberals believe that poverty is something that is outside of a person’s control and the conservatives believe that it is an internal problem that has to do with a person’s state of mind. Emily Etkins from the Cato Institute theorizes that part of the reason liberals and conservatives disagree about the causes of poverty and wealth is that they disagree about the extent to which personal choices or external forces directs people’s lives. The New York Times by Paul Krugman `” The G.O.P’s War on the Poor” and  David Wagner‘s book “Poverty and Welfare in America” give opinions on what conservatives and liberals believe is the correct way to end poverty. Both sides are very arguable but Wagner’s article is more argumentative because the majority of the population is more liberal and Wagner gives facts to back up all of his claims.

David Wagner’s book “Poverty and Welfare in America” published in Santa Barbara, California answers general questions about poverty in America. Wagner has written plenty of books surrounding the topic of poverty and politics. The book is reliable because it has evidence that can be backed by his sources. The political performance of this argument is very noticeable, he wants the audience to know that politics have a huge role in the views on the poor.

 THE WAR ON THE POOR
 In the second chapter of David Wagner‘s book “Poverty and Welfare in America ” shows an external opinion on causes of poverty, he chose five causes of poverty and how it reflects on our economical weakness. In every claim poverty, he gives his statement then elaborates with factual evidence and cites his sources below them. He uses facts to clarify the myths of poverty being contributed through lack of education, Unemployment, and Discrimination. David Wagner is an African American man who has grown up and experienced poverty and has a strong view of the stereotypes and myths that have been painted about the poor. 

The New York Times posted an article by  Paul Krugman “ The G.O.P’s The War on the Poor” to talk about how the conservatives think that the war on poverty should be handled. Krugman is very active in political affairs. He is an opinion columnist for the New York Times. The article is reliable because the New York Times is a very relevant news source, it has an open variety of opinions in it. 

Krugman’s argument is that Many blue-collar whites still think that the poor are lazy and prefer to live off welfare. But as events in Maine show, such beliefs aren’t central to the war on the poor, which is mainly being driven by political elites that are motivated by ideology. Their political identities, not to mention their careers, are wrapped up in the notion that more government is always bad.So they oppose programs that help the poor partly out of a general hostility toward “takers,” but also because they hate the idea of government helping anyone.

And if they get their way, society will stop helping tens of millions of Americans who desperately need that help. In this excerpt from the passage, Krugman is trying to prove that the war on poverty will never change because the ideals to penetrate the problem are too repelling.

 

                 This image represents the Republican view and attempts to solve the issue of poverty in America.

 

 “ The G.O.P’s War on the Poor”, shows an internal opinion on the causes of poverty and the opinions of republicans. Krugman gives an insight into the Conservatives’ belief that  America is full of takers and that no one wants to work just to live off of social programs. The fifth paragraph of Krugman’s article expresses the Republican’s idea to remove the programs in hopes to force Americans to find prosperity through hard work and determination. Krugman’s article uses an ethos set of writing by giving facts through Trump’s interviews and speeches that republican governors have made. Krugman is not defending the conservatives in this article he is agreeing with the liberal side of poverty by fact-checking the conservatives his own opinions. The photo presented in the article is a picture of a woman leaving a food pantry in Bronx, New York. The Bronx is one of the poorest congressional districts and it has been this way for years. This picture ties along with the article by giving the audience a visual of what poverty is in America, a very known neighborhood that has been the same circulation on poverty for years, and no one is speaking out about it.

Although Krugman’s article doesn’t have tons of sources and charts it provides a more direct approach to the audience.  Krugman shortens the argument by saying that the war on poverty will never end because the arguments are too opposing. Wagner promotes that the Conservatives try to fix the problem but don’t really care as much about the people enough, just the money. War on poverty is a war that never ended in America.

 

                                                                       Works Cited

   Wagner, David. Poverty and Welfare in America: Examining the Facts, ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central,   

 

July 17, 2018, Section A, Page 20 of the New York edition with the headline: The G.O.P.’s War on the Poor.