Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy Ethos Pathos Logos

Happiness is an emotion that people often feel but can never truly define. Being so caught up in the materialistic things, we get distracted from being truly happy. An article written by the Huffington Post, “Why Generation Y Yuppies are Unhappy,” gives a detailed explanation of how they lived. The author uses ethos by explaining the story in a very stern tone, he then uses pathos by making the audience angry on how he explains why being a “GYPSY” is so important, and finally uses logos by making the reader question if they were ever a “GYPSY” themselves. To start off, a GYPSY is an acronym for the Generation Y Protagonists & Special Yuppies, which is a label for the generation born between the late 1970s and the mid ‘90s. This particular …show more content…
Although he may not tell them directly, he makes them reflect on their lives by saying, “…Each individual GYPSY thinks that he or she is destined for something even better,” (Urban, 2013). This statement can make the readers have several concerns and make them think if they ever thought they were more superior to their peers. Even though it is true that we all have our own unique abilities and talents that make us a little bit different than those around us, did we ever let it fill us up with arrogance? If the answer to this question is yes and an explanation is still needed, Paul Harvey- a GYPSY expert- explains that “They’ve been led to believe, perhaps through overzealous, self-esteem building exercises in their youth, that they are somehow special but often lack any real justification for this belief,” (Urban, 2013). Urban is very slick when changing peoples’ opinions of themselves because throughout his essay it seems as if he is blaming GYPSYs all along. It’s very interesting and successful how he uses the essay to explain and point out the many flaws of GYPSYs, but later shifts the tone to be directed towards the people and how they live their own