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helpful because it lets us know that he actually knows what he is talking about because an
opinion without the facts to back it is hardly persuasive at all.
A big factor that helps the author be persuasive is the timeliness he uses by comparing
present day income to income 30-20 years ago, stating what is wrong in present time and making
goals for the future. The author says that there is no reason why we should be worried about
paying less taxes when where already paying about half the amount of taxes that we were in the
80s. This backs his argument because it tells us that we have already been cutting taxes and
doing it over and over again isnt going to help. The facts he states about the present give us
more background information so we know what the current problems are. He also set out goals
or recommendations for the future like raising minimum wage to 12.50 by 2020. He use of
timeliness help us further grasp what he is arguing and should how his future plans will help with
the problem he is addressing.
Overall the author has written a very persuasive article using kronos, ethos, pathos, and
logos. As the author being the vice president of the economic policy intuition alone gives his an
immense amount of creditability and lets us know that his word can be trusted. All the facts he
states leads us to believe that he really know what he is talking about and isnt just some random
opinion of his. The immense amount of emotions tells us that this topic is something he is very
passionate about and lets us know that he is not only trying to help himself but all people as a
whole. The kronos is add bonus that help use see thing in a bit of a different perspective. The
author has proven that all of these tools very effecting in writing a great op-ed article.