Rhetorical Analysis #3: Robots Threaten Bigger Slice of Jobs in the US, Other Rich Nations11/28/2017 In this WIRED article, author Tom Simonite explores the growing possibility that robots will take the jobs of the working class with the rise in advanced technology, while noting that the same will not happen as soon in countries such as India. Simonite adopts a rather informational and formal tone, supporting all of his points with the help of statistics in forms of visual, statistical, and citations from experts.
The aforementioned strategy and devices in the article are evidenced by statements by Simonite saying "the MGI report guesses that automation will displace the jobs of 400 million to 800 million people between now and 2030.", demonstrating the statistical data present. He also proceeds to present the expertise of the co-author of the reports from which the statistics were retrieved, with the quote “There will be enough jobs for all of us in most scenarios,” says Susan Lund, a co-author of the report.", along with its accompanying chart.
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