When Sweatshops Are A Dream Rhetorical Analysis

Nicholas D Kristof was born in 1959 in Yamhill. He is an American journalist and political commentator. He has traveled different countries in the world. The author begins his essay titled.” Where Sweatshops are A Dream” by talking about as image of what look outside of the sweatshop. The problems he recognizes is that even though Americans want to fight back with these sweatshops. Although the argument is lacking in statistical data, it is certainly not lacking in other logical and emotional appeals that evoke an enlightening new perspective on the topic. He tries to convince his audience, Obama and his team that sweatshop are better opportunity and a way-out poverty. Nicholas gives evidence of how living standards are important

because of availability of sweatshops not only in Cambodia but also in other countries. He shows his logic of the recent situation by describing that many residents of these developing countries are struggling to find job opportunities to support themselves and their families. According to the writer, “A woman give a testimony that her boy has never been a doctor or dentist and last bathed when he was 2, so a sweatshop job by comparison would be far more pleasant and less dangerous” (120). People who are living develop countries and they want to shout down the sweatshops, but they do not understand that how important for poorest countries. When the sweatshops are ending those factories, they are ending people’s hopes and dreams. His purpose in this essay of helpful people across the nation that sweatshops are an important to any developing country.
Kristof’s assumes his audience is most probable Americans with the power to influence manufacturing companies and Barack Obama and his team.

He tries explains to his audience that sweatshops are an extremely safe and productive job to families’ poorest countries. The writer efforts to persuade the audience to encourage more sweetshops to open in developing countries. Kristof uses a balance amount of ethos and pathos by adding stories “13 -year -old Neuo Chanthou, who earns a bit less than $1 a day scavenging in the

dump”(121).
Logos in the article “where Sweatshops are a Dream.” (120). Kristof establishes his logic of the current situation by explaining that many residents of these developing countries are struggling to find job opportunities to support themselves and their families. Many arguments against sweatshops are that labor standers can improv wages and working condition, but it only has a large impact on productions cost that companies are trying to pare. The better method of setting up sweatshops is to operate nations that has capital concentrated factories.
This section of the argument is Pathos throughout the article, Kristof presents many stories of children scavenging in filth to help provide for their families are often killed or gravely injured.

Kristof uses these events to create sympathy for his cause; many of these children rather be working in factories because it provides a safe environment for children to work in.
Ethos The author displays his credibility by briefly mentioning that he has lived in Asia for a few years to witness several of the hardships of the citizens to obtain jobs. By recognizing the readers of his firsthand experience with local families searching for jobs, it helps establish Kristof’s credibility.
Kristof organized his article by introducing an image of “Dante-like vision of hell with mountains of garbage with children searching for old plastic items to sell to recyclers” (120). and transitions into stating that many families live in this trash area. Then Kristof gives the audience a surprise that increasing sweatshops can help reduce this type of lifestyle. The article then presents quotes from people who live these areas that explains that working in sweatshops is a dream of their because it would bring in a steady source of income for their

family.
In Kristof’s essay he addresses the main argument against his which is that “libber standers can improv wages and working condition, which greatly affecting the eventual retail cost goods” (121). Kristof’s refutes this argument by saying that this is true, but by doing this we cause factories to just move and operate in better off countries instead of poorer countries. He also dec
“Where Sweatshops are a dream” demonstrates the dangers of not working in a sweatshop the dangers of not working in a sweatshop, but also sweatshop can help a country’s economy because it will be providing more jobs. Kristof present many facts and emotional stories of children, which are very well constructed to persuade many readers to consider sweatshops differently. But one flaw of the article was that it required credibility because Kristof mentions only once that he was in” East Asia for years” (121). This shows us that Kristof’s is not an outsider assuming what these people want, but that he has been inside this mess and he knows exactly what these people feel. Finally, he concludes by making the point that the best way to help people is not to campaign against sweatshops but to promote manufacturing there. Overall, he writes an effective because well structure and very persuasive.