Rhetorical Analysis Of The Decrease In Teen Summer Jobs-Why

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Why have teen summer jobs decreased over the years? In the article “Teenagers Have Stopped Getting Summer Jobs-Why?” by Derek Thompson, he is very set and has the information he needs to show how much summer jobs for teens have decreased lately. Thompson gives emotional, truthful, and statistical points showing the downfall. Our author's three rhetorical appeals are strong throughout the whole argument of the article. Thompsons article talks all about the drops and decreases in summer job percentages for teens. In the article, Thompson's main idea was to inform the reader of just how much teen summer job percentages have dropped since the mid 1900s. His reasoning for that decrease is that more teens now are focusing on education. Teens nowadays …show more content…

Current teens are investing more time into their educational careers, with the thought of less labor help being needed. In his article, Thompson uses ethos to show some points of decreases in teen summer jobs. “The rise may be directly related to the fact that parents and high schools are encouraging students to take on more classwork, according to Ben Steverman, a Bloomberg reporter who covers teen employment.” (Thompson 5) That sentence informed the reader by saying how much adults are enforcing school work on teens. With that being said, teens are more likely to be focused on schooling instead of summer jobs. “That suggests–although it cannot prove–that summer jobs have lost cultural cachet, as the norm has shifted away from working.” (Thompson 7). Information like that is saying just how much respect teens have lost for summer jobs. Which is causing these teens to move away from the workforce. With Thompson's truthful ethos, he explains just why these teens have a reason to shift away from summer jobs. Additionally, causing percentages to drop significantly. While Thompson uses the truth of what is causing the decreases, he uses logos to support his reasoning and prove his argument …show more content…

Last summer, just 35 percent were.” (Thompson 1) Thompson uses percentages to really show just how much numbers continue to drop every summer. As only 25 percent of teens were working or looking for work last summer, that says that there are another 75 percent of teens being more involved in education or other activities. Thompsons logos, giving readers true statistics, proves how much teens continue to lessen their appearance at summer jobs over the years. Meanwhile, while our author uses truthful and statistical claims, he also uses pathos to give the reader some emotional insight into the leading cause. “Education is to blame, rather than indolence.” (Thompson 4) Thompson says that it is education's fault for the dropping percentages. Therefore, it is not all the teenagers fault for not taking on summer jobs. Laziness is not what gets in the way, but it's what they are told by adults. “With tougher high-school requirements and greater pressure to go to college, summer classes are the new summer job.” (Thompson 5) With greater pressure and being always told to focus on education, teens are enrolling in summer

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