skid ROW.

personally i was very touched by the video. I didn't know that such a place in L.A existed like that. I always thought of L.A as a rich place with celebrities and a whole bunch of wealth. I was shocked to see all the drug dealers and the amount of homeless people. I really did feel bad for them but then for some i knew it was there fault that they ended up there. As for the kids that have been in skid row since they were born, i knew that it wasn't there fault. As for the others, i cant really pity them, because they have chosen their own fate. The purpose of the video was definitely to provide awareness to everyone that a place like this exist. I believe the targeted audience is people who actually live in L.A and city officials. The reason why i believe its for city officials is because it states all the flaws in their system and how their temporary solution isn't going to work. The video even brings up statistics about New York and how they fixed their problem. They also used many claims throughout their video. Like claim of definition, when they stated what skid row actually is and consisted of. Another claim was that of value. The video clearly exhibits the persons view on how horrible this place actually is. Moreover, he uses claims of policy and how this problem could be fixed. All these claims help support his argument that skid row needs more help and attention. He also uses pathos to reach the audiences emotions. He displays stories of kids and shows how many of them don't have anywhere to lives, clothes, or any food. As humans we definitely feel more for the kids. He also uses sentimental music which adds to the mood of sorrow. He uses logos to state how many homeless people actually live in L.A and facts about skid row. This definitely lets the audience know that he knows what he is talking about. He also uses ethos to clearly organize his argument into separate parts to show different aspects of his argument. He seems fair and doesn't really take stabs at the police or government. He seems neutral but passionate. I believe the video is extremely effective and if i were the government, then i would definitely look into what he is stating. This video has many strengths like all the evidence he clearly states and all the great interviews he shot. The only weakness to me was the length. I did feel it was a tad too long and that the audience would inevitably say "FINE WE GET IT, WE KNOW ITS BAD, GOSH". so it was a bit repetitive. Other than that i thought it was a great and amazing video :)