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The whole pdf report serves as logos for the author to make his points valid. The article seems unbiased because it explore both the merits and demerits of the deregulation act. The graph of safety shows huge increase in safety after deregulation, it also shows how it was improving over the years before the act. The cost to consumers also depict the same aspect – the average airfare plummeting after the act, but dropping over the years before it. The return on investment shows the same trend overall showing no effect of deregulation, but the data says the return improved for strong carriers …show more content…
The explanation of the act in the introduction is followed by view of the politics commented in irony. The author then tries to comprehend why he is against the consensus of deregulation as a success and gives evidences when doing so. He argues against major advantages of the act by comparing data. He also denies that the low airfare is the result only of the act and shows it is inverse, in fact. Comparing statistics from before and after the act, the author shows how the act has resulted in monopoly that has led to decreased comfort and increased fare. He also points how the monopoly has created options for airlines to get their revenue aside from the ticket sales. Finally, he compares the comfort and the ticket policies before and after the act to prove how the act has done more damage than …show more content…
He shows how in long-term process, the act has reduced the competition between the airlines resulting in poorer services. Arguing against the airlines’ efforts to provide low airfare, he points out how the plunge in workforce wage has created a care-free attitude in the staff. To prove how the services have undergone the effect, he gives examples of luggage missing and airport delays. His main claim is that the act has been detrimental for not only the customers but also the