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"There’s a Trust Crisis in Government. It Must Be Fixed." written by Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R., Wash.) and published on National Review on February 23, 2018.
Mrs. Rodgers is the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, the lead communications arm of the leadership team. She is the highest-ranking woman in Congress and the fourth-highest Republican in the House of Representatives. In her article, she claimed that Americans lost their trust in the government and call for "effectiveness and accountability" from the government.Her main audience is Republicans American, and more precisely she focuses on people who are losing their trust in the government. She provided a couple of popular examples which are discussed and shown frequently in media and print. She uses the statistic number from Pew Research about Trust in the Government. However, she does not provide which aspect Americans do not trust their government. The trust is mentioned vaguely. From the latest research conducted by Pew Research - "Government Gets Lower Ratings for Handling Health Care, Environment, Disaster Response", the results say about 18% of Americans say they trust the federal government to do what is right just about always or most of the time. Two-thirds of Americans say they can trust the government only some of the time, while 14% volunteer they can never trust the government. The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted November 29-December 4, 2017 among a national sample of 1,503 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 states. Additionally, in term of general public trust in the government from 1958 to 2017, Pew Research publishes "As has been the case for the last decade, public trust in government remains near historically low levels. Just two-in-ten Americans say they can trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (4%) or “most of the time” (16%). Nearly seven-in-ten (68%) say they trust the government to do what’s right only some of the time and 11% volunteer the response that they never trust the government." Her number in her writing is not the same as the research data. She does not mention that almost 68% of American put their trust in the government. Her persuasive writing is misleading readers and brings out the ineffectual negative. She definitely draws readers' attention at the beginning with the low number and questions. Thus, some readers will agree with her. Some do not and I belong to this group. Only one number cannot tell a whole picture. Comparing the low rate of trust in the government with trust in other professions such as doctors or pilots does not connivance me due to different responsibilities those professionals have.
In short, she is not wrong about the concern of losing trust in the government nowadays and it is Americans' rights to speak up and ask their governments to take action to increase their trust. However, I believe that she can gain more efficiency and persuade if, in her writing, she mentioned a whole picture with deep analysis.
Mrs. Rodgers is the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, the lead communications arm of the leadership team. She is the highest-ranking woman in Congress and the fourth-highest Republican in the House of Representatives. In her article, she claimed that Americans lost their trust in the government and call for "effectiveness and accountability" from the government.Her main audience is Republicans American, and more precisely she focuses on people who are losing their trust in the government. She provided a couple of popular examples which are discussed and shown frequently in media and print. She uses the statistic number from Pew Research about Trust in the Government. However, she does not provide which aspect Americans do not trust their government. The trust is mentioned vaguely. From the latest research conducted by Pew Research - "Government Gets Lower Ratings for Handling Health Care, Environment, Disaster Response", the results say about 18% of Americans say they trust the federal government to do what is right just about always or most of the time. Two-thirds of Americans say they can trust the government only some of the time, while 14% volunteer they can never trust the government. The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted November 29-December 4, 2017 among a national sample of 1,503 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 states. Additionally, in term of general public trust in the government from 1958 to 2017, Pew Research publishes "As has been the case for the last decade, public trust in government remains near historically low levels. Just two-in-ten Americans say they can trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (4%) or “most of the time” (16%). Nearly seven-in-ten (68%) say they trust the government to do what’s right only some of the time and 11% volunteer the response that they never trust the government." Her number in her writing is not the same as the research data. She does not mention that almost 68% of American put their trust in the government. Her persuasive writing is misleading readers and brings out the ineffectual negative. She definitely draws readers' attention at the beginning with the low number and questions. Thus, some readers will agree with her. Some do not and I belong to this group. Only one number cannot tell a whole picture. Comparing the low rate of trust in the government with trust in other professions such as doctors or pilots does not connivance me due to different responsibilities those professionals have.
In short, she is not wrong about the concern of losing trust in the government nowadays and it is Americans' rights to speak up and ask their governments to take action to increase their trust. However, I believe that she can gain more efficiency and persuade if, in her writing, she mentioned a whole picture with deep analysis.
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