Rhetorical Analysis In the article “The Yuan and Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone”, the authors, Daqing Yao and John Whalley, discuss the effects of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone on China’s capital controls. This article is about a trial to present a mix of gliding conversion scale and capital record liberalization into China's full-scale approach blend. They utilize three strategies to test the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone's effect on capital controls: value spread tests between Chinese Yuan in Hong Kong and Chinese Yuan, Renminbi yield crevices in the middle of inland and seaward Renminbi markets, and Granger causalities in China's cash supply and remote financing costs. Every one of these tests gives reliable results …show more content…
It is really hard to understand this article if you are not well educated in economic and particularly in Chinese economical situation and trade system. Personally, I still do not fully understand this article, but I have read this article many times. One of the main reasons that the article is complicated to understand straight away is that authors mainly use Logos appeal, which makes it hard to read and comprehend. They applied a lot of statistics, facts, and analyzes, which make the article more complicated for students. However, this article is perfectly constructed for economists and for people who is studying economy (including business, finance, etc.) for a period of time. Taking about using different appeals, authors do not use Pathos at all and this is absolutely right strategy. For this type of article, I think we do not need Pathos, because we are talking about economy and trade system. They could not include emotion when taking about integration of innovative trade system. However, they have done incredible work, because it is not easy to write about Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. They in detail explaining this trade system and how it works. They wrote this article to show world, how important is free trade zone and how it helping economy. Both authors are well-educated scientist and both of them studying and teaching world economy in