Arnold Shwarzenegger's Lack Of Ethos

The debate over the United States immigrant policy has been going an issue since the first immigrant stepped foot in America. Many Americans believe that it is unfair that people from other countries can come to America and take opportunities from people born in America. Arnold Schwarzenegger writes, An Immigrant Writes, to shed some light on his belief that our policy should be revised to help both immigrants and Americans. Mr. Schwarzenegger’s article, An Immigrant Writes, was a compelling argument but was not successful because of his lack of ethos, detail, and refutation.

Mr. Schwarzenegger’s lack of ethos makes his article seem underdeveloped and less creditable. Schwarzenegger believes immigration is an issue in our country but it can be solved with a good policy. To make his argument stronger he needs to quote someone with experience to give their opinion on the subject of immigration. He makes some compelling points but without someone with authority backing up what he is saying, his argument looks solely based on Mr. Schwarzenegger’s opinion. The uses of pathos throughout the article are helpful to his argument but would have been more effective with more detail. Schwarzenegger refers to moms and dads doing everything they can to
In the conclusion of the paper Mr. Schwarzenegger states “Yes immigration is a difficult issue” (page 27). If he had given reasons to why immigration is a difficult issue or how the other side of the argument could right. It would make his argument stronger because he can compare the sides and then give the audience a chance to decide for themselves making them feel heard. It is important to do this because the audience feels like the author understands both sides and is basing his opinion on the stronger evidence. If he had added this into the article it would have made it look well researched and thought