Comparing And Contrasting Holland And Patton

Comparing and Contrasting Holland and Patton’s Essays President Roosevelt signed the minimum wage act into law on June 25, 1938 as part of the Fair Labor Standards (PD). Minimum wage is a topic sweeping the country; some citizens want the minimum wage to increase while others want it to stay the same. Essays written by Joshua Holland and Mike Patton attempt to persuade readers into believing their side of the minimum campaign argument. Both Holland and Patton try to persuade the reader with facts concerning the minimum wage in their essays to support their view, they use different ways of approaching the subject such as their position and writing style. Both authors of the essay concepts of the subject matter is the same, they both are focused on the matter of minimum wage, influencining the reader by using facts to persuade the audience to agree with their opinions. In both essay’s Holland and Patton present both sides of the argument, for and against. Both writers quoted other sources, so the reader maybe encouraged conducting more research and seeking other opinions.
Although both pieces of writing are persuasive, the essay by Joshua Holland was writing advanced style compared the essay written by Mike Patton. Holland gave facts that supported his opinion. He used argumentative words such as “

He stated his opinion with little facts to back his point. His idea’s jumped all over the place and he talked about a few things that were not about the topic of minimum wage. As an example, he wrote a paragraph concerning welfare does not help the U.S economy and minimum wage is not mentioned. . He confuses the reader, after he has made all his justifications concerning the topic by stating “Personally, I have no dog in the hunt. Although I do have an opinion after examining the facts, I have not bias on the matter” This statement leaves the reader bewildered and undecided on the authors