Rhetorical Analysis on 11b: Jessica R. & Andrew & Jennifer

Nicholas D. Kristof argues that child-labor is necessary for the survival of people in the poorer countries of the world.

The majority of his argument depends on logos. He reasons that economically, these countries depend upon the outsourcing of other countries companies which build factories that turn into sweatshops. He assumes that the real problem isn't the sweatshops or the child labor, it's the poorer countries lack of independent economy.

The fallacy in his argument begins when he mentions that children should be working to contribute to the economy. He never explains the consequences that child labor will have on the country later on. He says that the country's economy is the source of the problem but how is the economy supposed to flourish if it's children are not educated to better their situation in the community. While children work in impoverished conditions, their hope of a future is diminishing with every passing hour.