My
op-ed topic is whether businesses should outsource parts of their business
overseas. This topic mostly answers the
question “what is good?” but I could also answer “what should we do?” My claim answers what is good because it asks
whether or not outsourcing is good or bad and will discuss some of the pros and
cons to help make that decision. My claim
could also answer what should we do because depending on where I want to go
with my op-ed I could provide a solution to outsourcing that could potentially
limit it or get rid of it all together.
It just kind of depends what I feel like doing. I would be persuasive in my claim because I
would discuss the pros and cons of each situation as well as discuss the kairos
of my claim and why I think this argument is taking place in the opportune
moment. Other strategies I could take is
telling a few stories that supports my claim and that also pulls at the heart
strings a little bit and brings some emotion into the paper. On top of all that I could also use some
facts and figures that would help support my claim as well. Once I explain these things to the audience and
use these sneaky tricks hopefully they will be able to see that this is a big
issue and that it’s important to take a position on it and/or find a solution
and that it need to be done now.
While living in Peru we became very good friends with 3 different families who imported parts to the US. One was solely car parts, another was various part types and the third was trying to break into the clothing market. They all were doing very well because they could undercut the US company prices even with the large import tax that was tacked on top of their prices. I feel that we should encourage and support US products for many reasons that I won't address here but with that said I also think our US companies need to do their best to stay competitive. Some areas I feel need to be looked at are: being more efficient with resources and more realistic with upper management salaries just to name a few.
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