United Airlines Overbooking Fiasco Should Have Never Happened Summary

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Some of the main points of my first source CNN Wire, United Airlines Overbooking Fiasco should have Never Happened, that i would like to point out would be that the author was greatly against the actions of United Airlines. First, the author had his own opinions on what the airline should have done instead of using violence towards their passenger to get him off the plane. Then, the author believes they should have offered more money the passenger or not have overbooked, but towards the end, the journalist starts to be in the middle of the argument because he/she discusses how people should be aware of the rules before boarding the planes as well as the airline should have to notify the passengers of what they are getting themselves into when …show more content…

I believe this is the intended audience because the author explains to the readers about the beneficial points to overbooking and how it saves money in order for them to understand why the airline overbooked. It is also directed towards the airlines because the author discusses what alternatives there were opposed to removing a passenger from a flight forcefully. “He is a doctor who said he had appointments with patients to keep.United's actions in removing him were arbitrary and capricious,” (Moore, Stephen; United Airlines Overbooking Fiasco Should Have Never Happened) was an example of this article not being credible.Through this piece of evidence, we see how the author does not provide the evidence or sources to backup his claims and information on the incident. With no solid sources, this article remains not credible because it is not able to be trusted. One quote that demonstrates the article being biased is, ”Can the airlines really be this stupid?” (Moore, Stephen; United Airlines Overbooking Fiasco Should Have Never

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