The Costs of Obama Care

http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/the-costs-of-obamacare/

WATCO Obama care on the cost of health care reform?

Claim: Obamacare increases the cost of health care reform

Reason: Because for some companies it is cheaper to pay a fine for not providing insurance for employees than to provide insurance for employees.

Audience: Those with a decent understanding of Obamacare that don't believe it will increase the cost of Healthcare reform. They believe that healthcare reform will be costly no matter what and don't believe Obama care is that bad.

This article does a good job of first establishing a reputable relationship with the reader because it is in a news paper like the New York Times. People believe that to be able to write for the New York Times you have to be pretty smart about the topic you choose to write on. So the author being published in the New York Times develops an automatic credibility in the eyes of the audience. He also makes the reader feel that the issue he is dealing with is a little easier to understand with the language he uses. The author also gives links for all the specific people he references which makes it easier for the audience to be on the same page as him as he is discussing his topic, all these things help the author to establish a connection with the reader. The author also does a good job of laying out his argument in a way that appeals to the readers logos. He is very logical and calculated in the formatting of his article. He lays out all  the facts as he sees them and then continues to delve in deeper to help the reader see the flaws in what has bee proposed. The argument appears to be nearly sufficient. There were some concerns I had that were not fully addressed but had the article been longer I feel that more would have been addressed. The argument was typical in the way that it was formatted. As was stated before the author laid out his argument in a very logical way which is typical of this kind of argument, but effective. Overall I believe the article was very good.