“The Upside of Income Inequality” by Gary Becker, Kevin M. Murphy and “Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer” by Robert Reich both talk about money in America. One of the key aspects of these articles are the wealthy, middle-class, and the poor and how the gap is increasing. Analyzing the way that both of these articles communicate is different but the same. The authors of “The Upside of Income Inequality” uses graphs of statistics to make his points while introducing the information linked to the point they are trying to make. The graphs in this article in my opinion, are effective as it shows that there is evidence over time that can back up their argument about higher education being the reason for the wage gap. By providing a visual of just how many more Americans are going to college and how much more money is being made from high school v. College helps to communicate the authors point. On the other hand, compared to “Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer” the authors communicated by giving examples of companies that search for low-wage workers in foreign countries decreasing their spending costs and increasing their profit. The author uses examples of companies and facts to back up their reasoning of why there is an increasing wage gap. This article also communicates by giving examples that the reader could relate to and possibly be effected by such as companies hiring robots for jobs instead of humans decreasing serving jobs.
Along with communication in “The Upside of Income Inequality,” there lies Authority with the authors. The authors make their points with cited information, but with this information the authors are also “economists who have won the Nobel Prize and the Clark Prize.” This piece of information at the beginning of the article makes the authors have more authority and credibility in their argument. I could say the same for Reich author of “Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer” because he served as The Secretary of Labor for the Clinton administration and has written many books on economy. The authors of both of these articles have established authority from the beginning and continue to maintain it throughout their argument with facts. Although Reich communicates with more facts and information than Becker and Murphy, they both maintain their points and authority throughout.
With this essay I would have to believe that the authors had the tactic of communication, methods, and techniques to express to people who don't understand the system of Capitalism in America. It's safe to say that with all the evidence provided, people would still find offense to the message shared, not actually wanting to find if the stats they have are true. It is amazing what education does. Without it we wou1d read things once too look kool and visualize it to be perfect without flaw. Please read that previous sentence again. Not including the author's evidence to enhance their messages i'm pretty sure people would still agree although it is claimed as a bios statement, rather than an educated analyze that can actually change the perception that people view in. It’s a fun game of Life that everyone that is breathing is qualified to play. Who ever loses dies and the winner shall remain ruler of everything in existence. What the Authors do in their passage is sharing the cheat codes free to share to get a head start on things. All the this game may seem extreme it how you not who you play giving fair gain to all who are willing to risk it for the biscuit; if there’s any left?
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your analysis of the increasing wage gap from the articles “The Upside of Income Inequality” by Gary Becker, and Kevin M. Murphy, and “Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer” by Robert Reich. I agree that they both use logos to communicate their information whether it be through statistics and graphs from “The Upside of Income Inequality” by Gary Becker, and Kevin M. Murphy or through the sources cited from “Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer” by Robert Reich. Personally I prefer the statistics and graphs because I like to visualize information being given to me, which makes it easier to learn and comprehend.
ReplyDeleteIn the essays “Why the Rich are Getting Richer” and “The Upside of Income Inequality” both of the authors use communication techniques and methods to help convey their message about money and wealth distribution in America. In “Why the Rich are Getting Richer”, the author Robert Reich utilizes the use of statistics and real life example to help his communication skills. Through these techniques, the author is able to communicate to his readers by comparing things to real life examples such as “the boat containing routine producers is sinking rapidly”. This method of communication makes it easier for the author to appeal to his readers.
ReplyDeleteThe author of “The upside of Income Inequality” uses graphs to communicate to his readers. The graphs are very helpful in truly understanding the context of the essay, which is the income inequality between different sexes and different races. These graphs, in my personal opinion are very helpful and support the text by providing real life statistics. These two essays differ in the form of communication techniques, because “Why the Rich are Getting Richer” deals with real life comparisons to appeal to the reader, while “The Upside of Income Inequality” focuses more on graphs and statistics to help appeal to the reader.