Rhetorical Analysis Thesis

In the United States, about, “45.3 million” people live in poverty (Current). A man by the name of Matthew O’Brien wrote an article called Poverty Is Literally Making People Sick Because They Can’t Afford Food, published in 2014 in the Atlantic. He argues that the poor people are becoming sick due to their inability to pay for their necessities. Necessities such as food. O’Brien starts out with his article connecting himself to his readers, then he uses reputable sources, citing statistics, and talking about possible solutions in helping poor Americans. O’Brien uses rhetorical situation, audience, and genre, pathos, logos, and ethos in order to make an strong article about what poor Americans are facing because they can’t afford to buy food. One of his solutions is to have an increase in government resources for the poor.
He says that not being able to eat will cause health problems like hypoglycemia. Which is a result of low blood sugar. Between the years of 2000 and 2008, researchers looked at the cases of hypoglycemia of the rich and poor, to see if their was a connection between income and the illness. Next, O’Brien talks about the opinions of both political parties on this issue. Then, O’Brien mentions some possible solutions to this problem like having the government to pay out twice a month instead of at the beginning of the month, and possibly raising the minimum