After reading “The Hidden Costs of Going Green” by Bill Carter and “For Job Market, Green Means Growth” by Brian Wingfield I have seen both sides of the situation for going green. Carter touches on the hazards that occur by turning our world into a green world (550-1). Wingfield promotes the economic boost going green would give to our world in his article (548-9). The authors’ have taken their side on the issue, but now it is my turn to determine which author has a more credible argument. When looking at just the author’s ethos, Carter has more experience in the field of what his article is based upon than what Wingfield does. Carter has previously written books on copper mining showing that he has insight on the situation (Wood 550).Wingfield,
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The authors’ support of facts in their articles are effective for readers. Carter uses a lot of numerical data that is catching to readers’ eyes. All but one of the facts that Carter uses does not have a source of where the facts came from. The statistics that Carter uses isn’t accurate. Carter states, “In the next few months the EPA will release a final report regarding their scientific analysis of the proposed mine” (551). Maybe the estimated report from the EPA is higher or lower than what the final report would be. Even though Carter has background in copper mining the reader may feel uncomfortable with the credibility behind the facts that Carter uses. Wingfield gains pathos points because in the facts that he states in his article he has references from where the information comes from which make the author feel that the facts given are more accurate to the issue. Wingfield uses personal experiences and statistics from documented sources. The personal experience that Wingfield uses from Makeower allows the audience to recognize that there has been success in careers from going green giving support to his article. Wingfield also gives the future predictions of the jobs that could be created from going green and their description (548). This allows the reader to understand that there are steps already being taken to start the growth of new careers. The support Wingfield uses from Derrick Bolton,
The authors’ support of facts in their articles are effective for readers. Carter uses a lot of numerical data that is catching to readers’ eyes. All but one of the facts that Carter uses does not have a source of where the facts came from. The statistics that Carter uses isn’t accurate. Carter states, “In the next few months the EPA will release a final report regarding their scientific analysis of the proposed mine” (551). Maybe the estimated report from the EPA is higher or lower than what the final report would be. Even though Carter has background in copper mining the reader may feel uncomfortable with the credibility behind the facts that Carter uses. Wingfield gains pathos points because in the facts that he states in his article he has references from where the information comes from which make the author feel that the facts given are more accurate to the issue. Wingfield uses personal experiences and statistics from documented sources. The personal experience that Wingfield uses from Makeower allows the audience to recognize that there has been success in careers from going green giving support to his article. Wingfield also gives the future predictions of the jobs that could be created from going green and their description (548). This allows the reader to understand that there are steps already being taken to start the growth of new careers. The support Wingfield uses from Derrick Bolton,