Many Millennials care about very important affairs in today’s ongoing world, such as economy, education, foreign policy, health care, and gun laws. However, only about 60 percent will be voting this year. Haltiwanger addresses Millennials that have the ability to vote in the 2016 presidential election. His purpose of the essay is to persuade Millennials to vote, because he feels Millennials “have the potential to make or break the 2016 presidential election” as well as change the way this country is being run. He addresses all of this by ethos, logos, and pathos sided with repetition, as well as cause and effect argumentation. The author takes advantage of statistical data from polls produced by Rock the Vote, an organization designed
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Millennials are the largest portion of this country and the most diverse in US history and if you don’t vote that is a definite way to ensure change won’t happen. As stated in the title, If Millennials Don’t Vote In 2016, They Can’t Complain about These 3 Things and those three things are if their favorite candidate doesn’t get elected, if issues they care about are ignored, and if the country is a mess in the future. He states, “Voting is our most fundamental duty as citizens. Not participating in the political process means allowing other people (older generations) to make the decisions that impact your life.” which also further the point that by not voting important issues are being ignored. Voting helps force politicians to look at the issues Millennials care about and hear the things they have to say. With Millennial population numbers being so high it wouldn’t be terribly hard to cause a great change in the way the country is run. Although so many feel is if they aren’t being heard staying silent won’t help fix the way they are seen and the …show more content…
After addressing the cause, that only 60 percent of Millennials will be voting in the general election, because they feel ignored by politicians, he dives into the 3 reasons why voting is important and he ends his article with the following statement: “There are many things about this country that require reform, from campaign finance to the criminal justice system. But catalyzing change requires participation, and participation means voting. Voting is not the only means of bringing about the changes our democracy necessitates, but that doesn’t mean your vote doesn’t count. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain if the country is a mess in the future, because it means you did nothing to prevent it.” He uses this particular type of argument to express that if no stance is taken by Millennials, then the country could potentially just continue to decline. To bring closure to the essay, Haltiwanger’s final address is to the Millennials encouraging them to vote and take responsibility for their actions, because they are the future of this country and it should be depicted as
Millennials are the largest portion of this country and the most diverse in US history and if you don’t vote that is a definite way to ensure change won’t happen. As stated in the title, If Millennials Don’t Vote In 2016, They Can’t Complain about These 3 Things and those three things are if their favorite candidate doesn’t get elected, if issues they care about are ignored, and if the country is a mess in the future. He states, “Voting is our most fundamental duty as citizens. Not participating in the political process means allowing other people (older generations) to make the decisions that impact your life.” which also further the point that by not voting important issues are being ignored. Voting helps force politicians to look at the issues Millennials care about and hear the things they have to say. With Millennial population numbers being so high it wouldn’t be terribly hard to cause a great change in the way the country is run. Although so many feel is if they aren’t being heard staying silent won’t help fix the way they are seen and the …show more content…
After addressing the cause, that only 60 percent of Millennials will be voting in the general election, because they feel ignored by politicians, he dives into the 3 reasons why voting is important and he ends his article with the following statement: “There are many things about this country that require reform, from campaign finance to the criminal justice system. But catalyzing change requires participation, and participation means voting. Voting is not the only means of bringing about the changes our democracy necessitates, but that doesn’t mean your vote doesn’t count. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain if the country is a mess in the future, because it means you did nothing to prevent it.” He uses this particular type of argument to express that if no stance is taken by Millennials, then the country could potentially just continue to decline. To bring closure to the essay, Haltiwanger’s final address is to the Millennials encouraging them to vote and take responsibility for their actions, because they are the future of this country and it should be depicted as