https://www.theguardian.com/us
Read the article, and pull out the main claim. Write it down below (you may use your own words, or a direct quote, or both).
Is the claim arguable? Does the author put forward a convincing argument? How or why is it arguable? If it’s not, are you able to identify why? (You may choose to think of the rhetorical context overall – pathos, ethos, and logos – when answering this, although it’s not required. If you do that, think about whether or not, and in what ways, the effectiveness of the argument is affected by these other factors.