Views On Racism

I am writing a paper about racism in American society, and whether or not we live in a post-racial society. One of my sources for this paper is an article from the Journal of Conflict Resolution entitled "Has Racism Declined in America?"
http://www.jstor.org.erl.lib.byu.edu/stable/173910?seq=16

Audience: This article is most likely to be read by scholars interested in evaluating racism in American society. They want to become more informed about the subject and are already wel informed about the subject.

Goal: The goal of this article is to inform the audience about the split view of racism in American society, and ulitmately show that whites think that blacks are being given too much attention and that blacks view this resistance as racism.

Argument: Racism is a self-inflicted injury and an issue generated by both blacks and whites.

How:
Ethos: The authors of the article also conducted a study, and they included their procedures and the results of the study in the article. The results of the study support their argument and the procedure was well thought out and executed.

Logos: Much of the article is generated by logical thinking. The argument, presented with evidence, makes logical sense to both the authors and to the reader.

Sufficient: The authors of the article include sufficient information and evidence to support their argument. They used numerous sources and also developed much of their argument very efficiently.

Relevant: All of the information presented in the article is relevant to the question of whether or not racism is declining in the U.S. The information is also well organized and presented in a way that enables the reader to follow the information and draw his or her own conclusion from the article.

Effective: For the purposes of the article, it is effective. After reading the article, the audience is more informed about the issue of racism and is able to see a greater division between how racism is treated on both the white and black side of the issue. The most effective element included in the article is that the information is relevant to the issue and the authors make a logical argument.