In his article the The Myth of The Working Poor, Steven Malanga analyzes the United States economic system and tries to prove that despite the claims of journalists such as Barbara Ehrenreich, the system is not set up against the lower class or built to make it harder for them. His accusatory tone and diction paint Ehrenreich as an enemy of the middle class, whose illogical and emotionally based arguments are not supported by facts. His logos combines with his tone and diction to appeal to middle class Americans who are tired of being portrayed as the enemy. All of these strategies come together to paint Malanga as a friend of the middle class, and Ehrenreich as the ultimate enemy. Malanga uses logos and a specific tone to purposely paint Ehrenreich as the enemy of the middle class, which he believes ultimately makes her argument biased and invalid. Throughout the article, Malanga uses very harsh diction to describe Ehrenreich. He paints her as a “socialist and radical feminist.” This line ultimately appeals to the reader's brain and tries to convince the reader that Ehrenreich is not a reliable source, and thus her arguments are invalid. Ehrenreich’s supposed “rage toward middle-class Americans” makes her someone who Malanga says must be viewed as an …show more content…
One must clearly state why they matter, and what their significance is to the overall argument. This is something Malanga consistently tries to do. Malanga explains why his statistics are more credible than those of Ehrenreich, and why her argument does not have the same ethos as his own. He does this by carefully delving into Ehrenreich's background and previous works. He specifically details the previous life of Ehrenreich, hoping to prove that she had an agenda from the start. Only after writing about her background does he begin to use specific statistics to prove his point, and this organizational strategy makes his argument all the more