Rhetorical Situation Analysis Report
A Universal Basic Income Would Insure Against Job Loss
1. This text originally appears in “The New York Times” room for debate. It was updates on October 4, 2016.
2. The genre for this text is an opposite of editorial (also known as op- ed). The rhetorical aim for this genre is persuasive. More specifically, to Propose a Solution. This style focuses on a question about what action can be taken. Stern’s article talks about how the United States needs to propose a universal basic income to help with the job loss that occurs with the rise of AI. The rhetorical aim, Propose a Solution, also proposes a problem and a solution in the text. Stern’s problem that he presents is the rise of AI. His solution is to …show more content…
The discourse community for this article is very broad. Since it is in the New York Times the paper it can be seen by a variety of people. More specifically though, the discourse community will most likely include scientists and engineers (due to the mention of machines), people afraid of machines taking over their job’s, politicians, people in government positions, people interested in economics, and people who would be effected by the universal basic income. The people reading this article value their jobs. Meaning, they also value a low unemployment rate. Another thing they value is money. This is important since Stern is proposing a universal basic income. The people reading this article are going to consider facts and statistics as credible sources when reading this article. The genre that they us is more formal. It can be used for business publications, non- fiction, and best seller …show more content…
This piece is directed at people who either are at a high chance of losing their jobs, are strongly against AI, or are skeptical of a universal basic income. He directly states facts that directly concerned to people who are at a high risk of losing their jobs and are strongly against AI. Stern’s article is a persuasive piece. Stern only puts facts and statistics in the paper that portray universal basic income in a positive light. He does this to persuade people that are skeptical of universal basic income, that this is a positive thing.
7. One of Stern’s rhetorical purposes is that he wants his readers to feel concerned about the rise of AI. He wants people to realize how it will affect the lives of their children and grandchildren’s future. Stern wants to inform his audience about the rise of AI and about universal basic income. Stern also wants the government to take the initiative to inforce universal basic
A Universal Basic Income Would Insure Against Job Loss
1. This text originally appears in “The New York Times” room for debate. It was updates on October 4, 2016.
2. The genre for this text is an opposite of editorial (also known as op- ed). The rhetorical aim for this genre is persuasive. More specifically, to Propose a Solution. This style focuses on a question about what action can be taken. Stern’s article talks about how the United States needs to propose a universal basic income to help with the job loss that occurs with the rise of AI. The rhetorical aim, Propose a Solution, also proposes a problem and a solution in the text. Stern’s problem that he presents is the rise of AI. His solution is to …show more content…
The discourse community for this article is very broad. Since it is in the New York Times the paper it can be seen by a variety of people. More specifically though, the discourse community will most likely include scientists and engineers (due to the mention of machines), people afraid of machines taking over their job’s, politicians, people in government positions, people interested in economics, and people who would be effected by the universal basic income. The people reading this article value their jobs. Meaning, they also value a low unemployment rate. Another thing they value is money. This is important since Stern is proposing a universal basic income. The people reading this article are going to consider facts and statistics as credible sources when reading this article. The genre that they us is more formal. It can be used for business publications, non- fiction, and best seller …show more content…
This piece is directed at people who either are at a high chance of losing their jobs, are strongly against AI, or are skeptical of a universal basic income. He directly states facts that directly concerned to people who are at a high risk of losing their jobs and are strongly against AI. Stern’s article is a persuasive piece. Stern only puts facts and statistics in the paper that portray universal basic income in a positive light. He does this to persuade people that are skeptical of universal basic income, that this is a positive thing.
7. One of Stern’s rhetorical purposes is that he wants his readers to feel concerned about the rise of AI. He wants people to realize how it will affect the lives of their children and grandchildren’s future. Stern wants to inform his audience about the rise of AI and about universal basic income. Stern also wants the government to take the initiative to inforce universal basic