Nation's Money Constantly Disgusted By What Americans doing with it
In the article, the author uses satire to argue that Americans spend their money on things they should not. He writes the article as if he is interviewing American Dollars, which is done to make fun of normal reports and how they appeal to credibility. He also uses examples of what Americans spend their money on, which appeals to logic and allows the audience to relate to the piece. By having the personified money state different things they think are dumb to purchase that most of the readers have purchased, it makes the reader feel a little insulted, but the insult is placed in a funny manner, so it becomes effective by now having the audience think about this article and what the money “said” next time they purchase something the money talked about. Under all the satire, the author is making the argument that Americans do not spend and save their money well. The author effectively gets their point across because the arguments are funny, and therefore easier to remember, and it is easy to understand the point the author is trying to make throughout the whole article.
“You’d think that after years of being blown on scratch-off tickets and homeopathic remedies, someone would use me for something worthwhile—even if just by accident—but the closest I’ve ever come was having some idiot spend me on a pair of $2,000 water skis.”