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What Drives Success a New York Times article written by two professors and authors Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfield, that claim that success in cultural groups is not just " random " or cultural tradition but it is because of three-character qualities- a quality of being better than everything else, complexity, source of mental worry, and the ability to control sudden desires. Now these qualities are seen in everyday communities and the author highlights that and refers back to how different groups of people related by culture, race, religion, etc. have accessed this formula throughout history. They then refer to major empires and the rising and falling of them in human history. They argue that why the empires commonly fall is because of one or more of the three reasons that drove them to success. The authors of this article use Ethos, Logos, and Pathos to strength and build their claim throughout the article. Pathos an emotional appeal, is used in the article …show more content…

Also, they highlight the fact that they are authors of a new book “The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America” for the audience this creates a trustfulness and credibility to what the authors are going to say. The occupations of the authors and their new book is mentioned to show that they have background knowledge over the subject in order to form a trustworthy bond with the reader. So, forth Chua and Ruben reference numerous amounts of statistics that also come from credible sources. Also include a study from sources such as their new book. Ultimately the authors build on ethical appeal by citing sources that are very well known and respected. They even present some of the evidence without citing sources but using fazes such as “research shows “help make evidence presented more

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