Summary Of Is Buying American-Made Important By Brian Moody

If you ever have any questions about auto industry economics, Brian Moody most likely has the answer. Brian received a B.A. in Electronic Media and has been an auto journalist for the last 15 years. He also wrote the article, “Is Buying American-made Important?” in the Huffington Post. While the article title may suggest it is about buying American made goods in general, it strictly focuses on the topic of cars. Brian believes cars bought in the us should be made in America but can be from a company based overseas. Brian Moody makes a clear thesis statement with well supported and organized arguments. However, this article may include a slight bias. Brian analyzes the need for Americans to buy cars made in the United States. He believes

It is important however that the car is made and manufactured in the United States. This is because the factories used to produce the cars provide many jobs and fuel the economy. They also donate money to local communities. Furthermore, buying American made cars is cheaper for the individual to buy. Whether the article is biased or not, Moody makes a clear thesis and provides useful supporting arguments. Brian makes his main point of the article clear when he states, “I think what’s most important is the car you’re considering is actually built in the U.S., even if the automaker is based elsewhere”. He makes his point clear to his audience he believes where the company builds the cars is more important than where the company is based. His arguments are socioeconomic (with a focus on the economics). He clearly researched this topic because he brings up a wide variety of auto companies in his support. In the beginning of the article, he brings up statistics of how many Ford and GM factories and models are in the U.S. and how this brings money into the economy. As the article progresses, he

Everybody know about Apple, so he starts out the article with a quote by Apple CEO Tim Cook about watches made in America. This draws his audience into main argument about cars made in America. He does a nice job introducing his topic and bringing his audience into context before he makes his main argument. He has a good strategy of introducing the macroscopic effects of American-made cars first. This makes his argument credible as the reader will realize how this is important for the U.S. economy. However, Brian realizes most Americans care more themselves and their communities rather than America in general. So as the article progresses he talks about charitable donations to local communities made by automobile companies. He eventually gets narrower in the next paragraph and mentions how the individual benefits from American made cars because they are more affordable. Brian cleverly appeals to a large group of people (the United States economy) and works his way down to the individual. This is an effective strategy to draw in a larger audience and make his argument credible at first. He uses logos at first to statistically validate the advantages of American made cars. He does a nice job of transitioning into a pathos argument when he talks about American made cars having more safety features because they are cheaper.