1. The thesis of this
essay is how our country is stealing from the poor indirectly.
2. The writer
presents examples of ways that the poor are being “stolen from” such as payday
lenders that charge insane amounts of interest, Employers that are not paying
correct wages for work completed, and finally the government for specific fines. The writers strongest argument would be
attempting to change the amount of interest lenders may collect. The weakest would be the local governments
attempting to “make up for declining tax revenues through fines and fees”.
3. She does not
present any opposing arguments; she could have attempted to find some more
examples like the 600% interest in a year, things that should be looked into. Instead of Just saying that it should be ok to
break the law if you’re poor.
4. That before we can
help them we have to stop taking from them.
A better conclusion would be something along the lines of “People need
to start taking responsibility for their decisions.”
5. Major Premise: Lenders that Charge 600% interest in a year
are stealing.
Minor
Premise: People that take the high interest loans are
usually poor.
Conclusion: Therefore Lenders are stealing from the
poor.
Not that I agree at all with the writer I think this article is very poorly composed. To the point it hurts my brain. It is so insane to me that people blame their problems on the choices they make. Dont take money you cant pay back, dont break the law, and dont work for a company that mistreats you. Life is so hard.
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