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Covert frequently appeals to logos in her article, mainly by bringing in statistics to support her claims that there is still serious problems with poverty in the US: “The administration should tell it to the people teetering on the edge of financial ruin, including the 7 percent of adults who say they struggle to get by and the 40 percent who wouldn’t be able to cover an unexpected expense of just $400.” (ll. 43-45);“15.6 million American families were food insecure for at least part of 2016, meaning they had limited access to food because they couldn’t afford what they needed.” (ll. 36-37).

Furthermore, Covert also uses statistics to demonstrate the effects of work requirements on people on welfare: “In Kansas, the median earnings four years later for people who had left welfare because of a work requirement were just $2,175 a year, while more than a third had no income at all. In Maryland, only 8 percent managed to rise above the poverty line...