The Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing

Outsourcing of American industry remains a controversial topic. Some people will find globalization laudable, others see it as a harm to American jobs and industry. It seemed only until recently that nearly every company in America was moving offshore to take advantage of cheaper labor and production costs in countries like China and Vietnam. The recent tax bill passed in 2017 seemed to have reversed some of this, as some companies have announced moving back into the United States. The reason many Americans find outsourcing troubling is the loss of jobs. The number of blue-collar and manufacturing workers have decreased drastically. This has left some communities, where manufacturing was a major part of their local economy, in a worsened

The aforementioned American flag near the beginning signals to viewer that these are not just construction workers, but American construction workers. It tries to contrive some sort of uniqueness to American construction workers, in reality every country has construction. The fact that the montage is of mundane activity suggests that these blue-collar men are hard working and doing highly important work. However, just because clips of construction are repeated over and over does not mean this. This kind of reasoning is fallacious–according to Handel this would be begging the question. The question at the end, “Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be?” is loaded. Any answer except “yes” would be incorrect, of course it is not a bad thing that their new factory is being built in the United States. The question is yes-or-no and restricts anything in between, thereby creating a false dilemma. The sounds the ad uses to introduce this question are manipulative, it makes the viewer unsettled, so when they read the question they will feel unsettled. This fallacy is known as appeal to emotion. The commercial also makes the viewer feel emotionally attached to the workers of the video, they seem like hardy men who probably have a family that loves them. People don’t want bad things to happen to good people. According to Steinacker, this would be one of Aristotle’s appeals: pathos. There is another

It is obvious to people if a company is just dressing up in an American flag to have a Memorial Day sale, and those customers may actually avoid those kind of companies as it does not create a lot of confidence. Companies that are perceived to be patriotic do one thing, become part of the American culture. Cars, soda drinks, jeans, and beer are all part of that culture. WeatherTech seems to be failing in this area, their products are floor liners for vehicles. Although that have committed their factory to be in America, their product seems rather neich to ever become part of this culture. Therefore, consumers will probably not find them patriotic like Ford or Coca-Cola, but rather just dressing themselves in the American