The Dragon Morph: A Comparative Analysis

Beijing, China is over polluted and has reached a very low point in their countries history. People walking down the street must wear masks due to the thick smog that could fill their lungs. This crisis has been going on for many years and with the government only taking small steps to fix it. As I was researching this topic I found two sources one is much stronger than the other and gives a good representation of what the crisis in China is like, this one is called, The Dragon Morphs. The other source I have found is amazing for describing cost and statistics of solar power but isn’t as strong as The Dragon Morphs, This source is called, Solar Wars. While reading both of these sources it became clear which one was a much stronger source.

When you think of China you think of mass populations and an abundance of factories, however China became the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the world in 2010 and is facing a serious crisis doing with pollution. The people of Beijing, China must wear surgical masks while walking down the road or even walking out their front door due to the fact that if they don’t they could inhale the smog. The smog can cause many health problems. Deborah Seligsohn, The Dragon Morphs, discusses China’s increasing carbon emissions and how the growth of solar energy is continuing to help reduce the use of energy coming from coal. David Biello, Solar Wars, talks about solar energy in America and how big electric companies don’t like solar energy due to them not making money off of solar users . The article Dragon Morphs is the stronger argument between it and Solar Wars, it explains what is happening in china in more depth. Solar Wars is just solar users in America who are angry about the energy companies wanting to put a tax on the usage of solar power.
The article, The Dragon Morphs by Deborah Seligsohn, shows to be much better than Solar Wars due to the strong Ethos and Pathos Argument that it gives. In Deborah Seligsohn’s (2015) article, The Dragon Morphs, she uses a strong ethos argument that illustrates the state China was in during this time. “The second programme was more drastic. In order to cut energy waste, thousands of small and inefficient industrial units across the nation -- factories, assembly lines -- were simply told to close down. In most cases, companies shut old, dirty installations and shifted operations to newer ones. Remember that China's economy was booming at the time. For the most part workers either shifted within the same company or looked for opportunities in the exploding economy.” (Seligsohn, 2015, para. 13)
In Deborah Seligsohn’s (2015) article, The Dragon Morphs, the author uses a rather inadequate logos argument that doesn’t thoroughly explain the argument that the article is trying to give.

In 2007-2008 ;China became the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. In 2010 China became the world's biggest energy consumer” (Seligsohn, 2015) As Seligsohn

Deborah Seligsohn’s (2015) uses a highly effective pathos argument by describing the unbearable conditions in Beijing. “Despite the lack of warmth, light and transportation, Beijing was horribly polluted, especially in winter. Buses belched black smoke. When I rode my bike through city streets I'd often find chunks of coal in my hair, coughed up by the boilers of the surrounding houses.” (Seligsohn, 2015) This gives a very strong emotional appeal, it shows the reader the kinds of issues that China is facing but at the same time it is keeping the reader’s attention and keeps them wanting to read more.

The two articles are different in many ways, The Dragon Morphs is about someone whom has lived in China. They experienced the problems and the crisis that many of the China’s natives face every day. It tells about the attempts the government has put in place to try to reduce the pollution. In Solar Wars it describes solar power in America and also describes how energy companies are attempting to charge them a monthly fee for using solar power. Both articles have their strengths but Dragon Morphs is stronger than Solar Wars due to the

relevance.

In David Biello’s (2014) article, Solar Wars, he displays a weak ethos argument by not giving the reader a fair minded proposal, "’Why should [utilities] be allowed to hold the monopoly on this power source?"’ asked Tom Morrissey, former chair of the Republican Party in Arizona.” (Biello, 2014) This quote shows the weakness in the ethos argument by showing you
In David Biello’s (2014) article, Solar Wars, gives an effective logos argument by providing a lot of statistics and facts throughout the article, “More than 127,000 homes in Arizona now have rooftop arrays.” (Biello, 2014) Biello provides statistics throughout the article and uses facts to catch the reader’s attention and keeps them wanting to read more.
In David Biello’s (2014) article, he gives a very uneffective pathos argument, his article is focused almost entirely on facts and statistics that is lacking in emotional examples and/or emotional tone, “To make up the shortfall, APS proposed a surcharge of up to $100 per month for each solar homeowner.”(Biello, 2014) Biello relies mainly on statistics and lacks good arguments in the other two categories, He should have tried to appeal to emotion as well as the facts.
Throughout this essay two articles are being compared, The article Dragon Morphs is the stronger argument between it and Solar Wars, it explains what is happening in china in more depth. Solar Wars is just solar users in America who are angry about the energy companies wanting to put a tax on the usage of solar power.