Rajeev Ravisankar begins his essay, “Sweatshop Oppression,” by writing about the broke lives of college students and trying to find the best deals. The problem he identifies is the human cost to making inexpensive consumer items. He assumes his readers are college students.
His purpose is to inform the reader of the inhumane conditions in sweatshops around the world, and the solution his University is seeking. In order to accomplish this purpose, he appeals mainly to the pathos, or the emotions, of the reader. He also appeals to the logos, or the logic, of the reader.
In his essay, Ravisankar addresses the main argument against his thesis, the idea that protests against sweatshops is what leads to the relocation of factories and the loss
His purpose is to inform the reader of the inhumane conditions in sweatshops around the world, and the solution his University is seeking. In order to accomplish this purpose, he appeals mainly to the pathos, or the emotions, of the reader. He also appeals to the logos, or the logic, of the reader.
In his essay, Ravisankar addresses the main argument against his thesis, the idea that protests against sweatshops is what leads to the relocation of factories and the loss