The article that i chose to analyze was Wal-Martian Invasion. This article was written by a woman named Barbara Ehrenreich. She is a feminist and a supporter of the Democratic socialist movement. She definitely has credibility among some people, because she has written over twenty one books about the economy. Her directed audience is at the people who are unemployed or who aren't making very much money at the job she says. She is telling them tat wal-mart is to blame for job problems, and for not paying their workers enough.
The author's initial purpose is to show how Wal-Mart came out of nowhere. She describes how it started out as a little company, but grew into a massive empire that for a while seemed to be growing exponentially. She later on talks about how people at Wal-Mart do not make enough money to support themselves or a family. The author uses good logos and facts abou Wal-Mart to help support her audience. She also tries to use a bit of humor, although i didn't think that it was very effective.
Overall, i think that the article had some strong arguments, but that it also had a lot of flaws. The woman failed to address several major counter arguments that are a big deal in this argument. She has good facts at the beginning when she is talking about the growth of Wal-Mart, but i think she could do a better job of the voice se uses in the editorial. I think that she was trying to come off in a witty, humorous way, but that she failed to pull it off. It was definitely an informative piece of writing, however style and voice need to be improved to help make her argument more effective.
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