Comparing And Contrasting Holland And Patton

Comparing and Contrasting Holland and Patton’s Essays
President Roosevelt signed the minimum wage act into law on June 25, 1938 as part of the Fair Labor Standards (PD). Minimum wage is a topic sweeping the country; some citizens want the minimum wage to increase while others want it to stay the same. Essays written by Joshua Holland and Mike Patton attempt to persuade readers into believing their side of the minimum campaign argument. Both Holland and Patton try to persuade the reader with facts concerning the minimum wage in their essays to support their view, they use different ways of approaching the subject such as their position and writing style.
Both authors of the essay concepts of the subject matter is the same, they both are focused on the matter of minimum wage, influencining the reader by using facts to persuade the audience to agree with their opinions. In both essay’s Holland and Patton present both sides of the argument, for and against. Both writers quoted other sources, so the reader maybe encouraged conducting more research and seeking other opinions.
Although both pieces of writing are persuasive, the essay by Joshua Holland was writing advanced style compared the essay written by Mike Patton. Holland gave facts that supported his opinion. He used argumentative words such as “

another argument, opponents also claim and but those .”He stayed on the topic and focused on minimum wage and did not stray to another issue. The reader is aware of Holland’s view throughout the entire composition because he did not sway from his analysis on the subject.
The essay by Mike Patton was difficult for the reader to follow.

He stated his opinion with little facts to back his point. His idea’s jumped all over the place and he talked about a few things that were not about the topic of minimum wage. As an example, he wrote a paragraph concerning welfare does not help the U.S economy and minimum wage is not mentioned. . He confuses the reader, after he has made all his justifications concerning the topic by stating “Personally, I have no dog in the hunt. Although I do have an opinion after examining the facts, I have not bias on the matter” This statement leaves the reader bewildered and undecided on the authors

view.
After reviewing both essays, the reader will discover two different writing styles from two different authors. One author, Holland writes a well developed, thought out essay concerning the subject of minimum wage and its effects on the lives and business in America. The author influences the reader with facts, statistics and does not focus on the history of wages, but gets to the point of the subject matter. The other author, Patton begins his essay, with the history of minimum wage, repeating himself several times. He also quotes facts and statistics but does not share his real opinion. He sometimes agrees with the subject, while other times he disputes the idea, leaving the reader baffled. Although there are many similarities between the essays, each composition has its own unique point of view of the topic of minimum wage. The essay by Holland was written at a more sophisticated level than that of the essay written by Patton.