1.
Read #6. Buffet, Gates and
Billionaire's Challange p.375 and
complete the following questions.
1. The wealthy, powerful, and
political class members are the
target audience for this article.
2. The author wants to convince
other millionaires or wealthy
people to pledge to donate their
riches to worthy causes.
whatever the purpose, as long
as it advances society.
3. The key point of dispute isn't
that wealthy people should
donate money to charitable
causes, but rather that they
should serve as an example for
others to donate both money
and time. to improve oneself
and learn from others, like in the
"Giving vow." being able to act
with compassion toward others,
affirm that people of all
economic groups may be on an
equal footing, and urge the
wealthy to provide a helping
hand rather than impose tight
regulations on how their money
should be spent.
4. Evidence is supported by this
quote “As its core, the giving
pledge is about asking
wealthy… Their wealth and how
it will be used.” pg376, para.4
5. A personal anecdote is a
strategy that appeals to the
audience because it shows how
the billionaire can connect with
others and inspire them to work
toward the goal of investing
Read #7. Negative reaction to Charity
Campaign p.377 and complete the
following questions.
1. An answer to Buffet and Gates
that also speaks to billionaires
and the poor in some places.
2. The author wants to persuade
the wealthy that assisting the
poor would not be
advantageous and that it is not
worthwhile helping the poor out,
that they earned the money, and
that it is their right to maintain
their own fortune that they have
worked for and shouldn't be
given out for free.
3. The claim is that helping the
needy would eventually lead to
the rich losing their wealth and
their falling into poverty with the
poor.
4. “No not this form… work with
and donate to established
organizations.” “Donate to
smaller communities.” pg.378,
para.(Last line of the story)
5. The techniques employed in this
article include logical
justification and unfavorable
feelings like greed and rage.
6. I would consider this a poor
strategy because they are only
relying on their own selfishness
that they do not want to share
the wealth and barely any
logical explanations because
they are desperate to keep their
hard-earned wealth, so they just
try and bring up excuses to try
and persuade the other
 money and donating half of their billionaires by saying they
riches. worked hard for the money and
6. Because he is also a billionaire, the people in poverty shouldn't
he can present various forms of just get money out of the sky.
evidence and explain in a wide
variety of ways why it is
necessary to give and not to be
greedy with wealth, along with a
wide variety of other reasons
and personal stories about
being a billionaire and not a
scum bag. Therefore, in this
particular audience, yes, this is
very effective.

7. I have no personal experience 7. I disagree with everything this

with this, but it sounds like a
great cause to support. It helps
others, and billionaires can help
those who are in need while
they don't need all that money,
so they just don't keep it all to
themselves, while some wealthy
people try to avoid paying taxes
because they feel superior to
others because they have so
much wealth compared to
others that they shouldn't be
treated as "regular" people.
author says because I think that if we
all work together to help one another,
then we can all advance as a society. I
also think that the rich will continue to
get richer if they act wisely and
support others who are less fortunate.
They are welcome to assist if they so
choose, but our society is divided as a
result of them and this conflict over
resources and wealth.

8. I would support Buffet and Gates because I think that if everyone works
together, society can advance and that the wealthy should help those in
need in order to prosper. I also think that the wealthy have enough
money to raise those living in poverty much higher up in society, which
would lead to a more effective and well-functioning economy. If the
wealthy ceased being needy and greedy over what they currently have
and only wanted more because of social status or power, there would be
a lot less rivalry over income and resources.