In the article "Ugly, the American" James Poniewozik claims that diversity is what makes America such a wonderful country. Poniewozik uses many examples from today's pop culture to support his claim. He states that reality television, extremely popular in America, is purely import. On the note of reality television being so popular, Poniewozik states that this is because it embodies the American spirit.
Poniewozik has several warrants that can be drawn from the article. The author feels that America is a diverse nation, and that this is positive. He also believes that other people feel the same way about people, that the love of diversity is a common virtue. I do not think that Poniewozik does a good job of arguing his position. His approach involves too much sentimental appeal. Rather than use hard facts to persuade, Poniewozik relies too hard on appealing to America's sense of patriotism
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