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“'let the child develop his or her potential.'” (L. 93) is one of the final sentences in the article,
”Child labor: The inconvenient truth behind India’s growth story”. The article is written by Josh Jacobs and Reeva Misra.
The article was published in The Washington Post on august 21st 2017. Josh Jacobs and Reeva Misra wrote this article to shed light on the elephant in the room rela tive to the Indian workforce:
Child labor has been a huge problem throughout the last several decades. But it is also something that the vast majority wants to get rid of sooner rather than later.
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They do not refer directly to pathos. But due to the fact that the article is based around children, most readers will end up feeling empathy for the large number of children who are working under poor conditions.
“most child labor is concentrated away from the skilled economy, in the informal sector that makes up about 90 percent of India’s workforce and half of its GDP, according to Credit Suisse estimates.”
(L. 33) by showcasing these numbers the writers introduce the reader to the huge number of children who are working in the informal sector, which is not an advantage.
“Here, children are not subject to government inspections, legal protections or minimum wage requirements.” (L. 35)
Another argumentative feature that can be used is Toulmin’s model of argumentation. This model is based around claim, data and warrant.
Stephen E. Toulmin has stated that three basic elements are always a part of an argument and can be used to break down an argument.
In the article, “The inconvenient truth behind India’s growth story” the claim is that child labor is still an ongoing problem - and throughout the last years it has once again been growing.
This even after a period where the government succeeded in increasing the number of children in Indian schools. A setback has thus happened.
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