David Wallechinsky American Dream

Wallechinsky, the author structures his essay to make a vague and unclear point, to persuade the readers into questioning the relevance of The American Dream in modern times. Wallechinsky never specifically claimed to believe that the American Dream was no longer relevant, although in his essay, his biased and one sided arguments leads the reader to believe this is his claim. Wallechinsky uses biased opinions, as the only evidence he addresses in his essay are against The American Dream. The claims of Wallechinsky were ineffective in changing or altering the concept of The American Dream. The author of this essay, David Wallechinsky, uses different styles to attempt the reader into believing his claim that the American Dream is no longer something achievable. “ PARADE surveyed that more than 2,200 Americans, of whom fully 84% described themselves as belonging to the middle class , regardless of where they live ( living costs are higher in some regions) or the size their household.” ( Wallechinsky 60) Logos is portrayed throughout the essay to provide credible evidence to the …show more content…
“ Yet behind this prosperity is a growing unease” ( Wallechinsky 61) The author makes no counterclaims and although he is not deliberately stating his claims, the readers can make assumptions based on his one sided essay. “ The American Dream is a bygone thing.” (Wallechinesky 62) Wallichinesky claims that the American Dream is irrelivent in todays day and age, although how are the readers supposed to agree with an author that only demonstrates half of the claims, and makes no attempt whatsoever to provide evidence for the opposing side. For this reason the authors claims and views on The Ameican dream have no