Is Donald Trump the Right Man for the Job?
Donald Trump is smart, professional, and hardworking. It can leave someone wondering, should he be the next president of the United States? Trump is a very successful businessman that owns many casinos and hotels and manages hundreds of thousands of people. This comes with many benefits that his opponents do not have the opportunity to earn. In addition, none of the candidates are as wealthy as Trump, which gives him an advantage in that category. Plus, most of Trump’s opinions are strong, unique, and solve many big issues US citizens have to face every day. Although Donald Trump is different than many other candidates, he would make a good president because of his background, wealth, and strong opinions.
Donald Trump would be a good president due to his business experience and personality. Trump has found many ways to make his money, but the two main ways were through his hotels and casinos. This shows that he is smart enough to successfully run these businesses and manage hundreds of thousands of people, and although it is not quite the same as running a country, it is closer to it than any other candidates have gotten. Specifically Marco Rubio, one of Trump’s main competitors, was a politician for his whole career with the exception of when he was a lawyer straight out of college for a short amount of time. Another example, Jeb Bush, was born into politics and continued that his whole life. These two, along with the additional opponents, do not have nearly the resume of Donald Trump when it comes to business experience.
Trump is also a positive and lively person who generally has an energizing effect on others. This can come in handy while he is trying make peace or force a settlement with another country. Hypothetically, if Trump were to be elected president while the United States was in the middle of conflict with another nation, he could use his positive attitude, energizing effect, and prior experience to settle those disputes and maybe even become allies with that country. without a doubt, these traits would be extremely valuable for getting what is best for his country and preventing conflict with other countries.
Trump’s wealth can provide him with benefits in running for president and during his presidency. No candidate is as wealthy as Trump. The average salary of all candidates, not including Trump, is around 195,000 dollars a year, which is above average, but Trump makes around 60 million dollars a year. These opponents that do not make nearly as much as Trump have to ask for donations during their campaign. Those contributions that were accepted can end up haunting the candidates if they win their campaign because the donors ask for favors for their offerings. Those favors most of the time mean altering the president’s decisions even though those decisions aren’t always the right ones. For example, in a hypothetical situation, Hillary Clinton is elected but accepted a large amount of money from a contributor, so now that contributor can occasionally sway her opinion for better or for worse because she “owes them”. Trump never has to deal with these problems because he should be able to fund his campaign himself. Trump’s wealth also shows that he has the ability to be successful, and if he can be successful now, he can be successful in office.
Donald Trump has strong, unique opinions. One of his most popular opinions is that he wants to build a wall along the southern border of the United States. As of 2014, there were 5.6 million unauthorized illegal immigrants in the US from Mexico alone. Without the wall it is much harder to keep terrorism out. In addition to this, These immigrants are taking people’s jobs, making them lose money on taxes, increasing the amount of crime, and are causing many other disadvantageous effects. While illegal immigrants only represent 3.5% of the population, they represent 7% of all federal crimes. Trump’s idea of a wall will help solve the problem of illegal immigrants coming in from Mexico. Another issue trump wants to address is taxes. The current tax system is complicated and heavily taxes businesses, but Trump wants to make a simplified tax system. The current tax code is 73,954 pages long, which is why Trump wants to make this much shorter and easier for Americans to understand. The new system he plans on making can potentially benefit all Americans and even the government.
Opponents may argue that Trump would be a substandard president. These beliefs most likely come from the fact that he has repeatedly made comments that have been perceived as racist. One of Trump’s racist remarks is, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best. They’re not sending you, they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. … And some, I assume, are good people”. In this quote he is basically saying that he believes most Mexicans are lousy, dreadful people. Donald Trump also has no political experience because has never held a public office or served in a government position. This lack of exposure to politics can be negative because he does not have as much involvement as almost all of the other candidates and does not have as much knowledge regarding presidency as them. For example, one of his republican competitors Chris Christie, first began his political career small by volunteering to help George H. W. Bush with his re-election campaign in 1992, and 24 years later he is currently governor of New Jersey. Another opponent, Ted Cruz, started by joining the George W. Bush presidential campaign in 1999 as a domestic policy adviser. Now, after 17 years, he is a US Senator. Although these statements are true, there are many positives to Trump that would make him an exceptional president.
Despite Trump using harsh word choice that can be comprehended as disrespectful, he has a point with what he is saying. Mexicans, along with other foreign immigrants, are definitely not all bad, but some are causing unwanted problems. Furthermore, Trump does not have the same political experience as the rest of the candidates, but while they were furthering their knowledge on politics, he was gaining an edge on the business side necessary for a presidency.
Trump’s business experience has helped him meet many friends that have promised to guide him through his presidency. All of his background also taught him lessons that he could take through presidency. He is also very wealthy. His wealth dismisses the need for sponsors, removing biased decisions when in office. In addition, Trump wants to build a wall along the border and imply a simplified tax system. Both of these make sense and would better the country. Given these points, although Donald Trump is different than many other candidates, he would make a good president because of his background, wealth, and strong opinions.
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I still need elaboration on why money makes Trump a better candidate.
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Your comment has potential to contribute to the conversation, but you come up short with too little elaboration. Please do not use sarcasm in comments here!
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Thanks for the help! I will work on it next time! 😉
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Your comment wasn’t really kind though… 😦
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Interesting argument! I respect your move to write about a very controversial topic. Writing-wise, I feel that your essay is heavy on logos but lacking in pathos and ethos. While maybe the topic is interesting enough for those who have previous background knowledge, those who do not know much about this topic may get lost. However, you make good points, and they are well supported by statistics and logic. Good job!
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Thanks for the encouraging comments and constructive criticism! I will work on adding pathos and logos next time along with making sure any audience could understand my essay.
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I thought this was a good essay, it definitely puts Trump in a new perspective that the media does not show. However there are still some arguments which I felt could have been elaborated on.
The paragraph that talked about Trump’s business ability was portrayed in a way where you basically said his experience may not work but it’s the best we have. This does not credit Trump as strongly has you may have hoped.
Although you did argue that Trump was the best candidate economically compared to the other republican candidates this was only because you didn’t mention Hillary Clinton’s capability.(Your hypothetical situation was not supported by any facts. There is no evidence to show she would behave this way. To fix this you could cite a negotiation she was in that did not end up favorably for her.) Not only is she related to Bill Clinton, who greatly supported the US economy with the advancement of computer technology, but she is also experienced in politics given she was Obama’s Secretary of State. Despite this it is still possible to prove Trump can be the better president.
Rather than simply saying that Trump had hotels and casinos and was in charge of a bunch of people, instead you could show specific examples of Trump using diplomacy and strategic planning to further expand his business into the 60 million he makes a year.
You could argue that although Clinton has experience Trump has already shown the capability to negotiate with people and economically expand and these achievements could very well translate into government diplomacy and US economics.
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Politics are very difficult to get a full comprehension on. It is a very brave and bold move to take a supporting stance of a radical candidate. Some of the arguments that are presented are contradictory. For example, at the end of the section where it addressed racism, there was little attempt of a counter argument to justify why those comments, hypothetically, wouldn’t matter during his presidency.
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Very nice job on stating the opposing sides of the argument! I wouldn’t use satire in this paper as it should be more informational (logical) than having an emotional appeal. Also, try and elaborate more on your findings, since you did the research to find out his background, use it! You have an immense amount of potential, just use your research to benefit your writing by adding facts!
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This essay was well constructed and stayed on topic. Although, I think that this piece could have had more facts about his businesses and what he has done with them to make them so successful to support him running for president.
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Wow, I certainly do not agree with you at all but the way you presented it made me think about the positives he could bring. It was organized nicely and you stayed on topic, keeping the reader engaged. Both your arguments and counterarguments were very strong. I also like how you went back after giving your counterarguments and revisited your personal argument. Overall it was a well written piece with great points and supporting detail.
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Good use of statistics and numbers. In the counter argument it seems to disprove your argument rather than just show the other side and while it is understood that both sides were being shown it came off as more contradictory than informative.
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In your hypothetical situation with Hillary Clinton being beholden to donors, I would have liked if you presented a specific donor with a request that might run counter to her campaign promises. However, the statistics you added and the new organization of paragraphs (since our conference) definitely strengthened the logos of your essay. I agree with other commenters that your refutation didn’t do enough to directly address your counterclaim, but I applaud you for creating a strong counterclaim in the first place.
In your paragraph about Trump’s “strong opinions,” you implied that the wall would first keep Mexican immigrants out, and then immediately you stated it would help with terrorism. This implies that Mexican immigrants are also terrorists which is a terrible (although very Trump) connection to make. Be careful that in arguing for his strengths, you don’t also succumb to his worst qualities–namely, thinking most people that are different from him are also dangerous.
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This used many good and reliable examples and sources, but also used many opinions that could not be backed up. Plus, some of the best points were made in the refuting paragraph which did not support the point of the essay.
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You did a good job at presenting argument with strong evidence in a flowing tone and style.
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Your thesis statement is very clear and gives a good overview of what the paper will be about. The fact that a quote was included in the counter claim is also good because it shows the reader that you are aware of his campaign. However, the hypothetical situations became a little confusing and could use some clarification with more possible facts instead.
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Your arguments are very strong and definitely portray to your audience what you hoped they would. However, in a few cases you contradicted yourself a little which could possibly weaken your argument. Just be careful about your word choice when refuting the other side of the argument.
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This was very interesting however I would try to use more facts and statistics and try to steer away from opinions.
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In your opposition paragraph, you explain the reasons people have given as to why Donald Trump should not be president. However, you do not refute these. In fact you support these. This goes against the point you are trying to make. Also, you include how wealth would help eliminate the need for sponsors, therefore getting rid of bias. However, you did not mention how his wealth has already made him biased. As a man with such wealth, wouldn’t he be inclined to help the small percentage of people that are fortunate enough to be like him? He would be more inclined to promote a law that would help richer people, rather then promote a law that would help the poorer people of the country.
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I like your use of stats and facts in this essay. You definitely had good use of ethos, pathos, and logos. I just think that your counter argument could improve. You stated the counter argument yet you briefly refuted them. I would put in a little more detail when refuting it. Also, you should look over your essay and make sure there are no grammatical errors. Lastly, I would stay away from the three point thesis. Without the three point thesis, the essay sounds more professional and mature. Overall, you did a very good job.
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I thought this was a good essay, it definitely puts Trump in a new perspective that the media does not show. However there are still some arguments which I felt could have been elaborated on.
The paragraph that talked about Trump’s business ability was portrayed in a way where you basically said his experience may not work but it’s the best we have. This does not credit Trump as strongly has you may have hoped.
Although you did argue that Trump was the best candidate economically compared to the other republican candidates this was only because you didn’t mention Hillary Clinton’s capability.(Your hypothetical situation was not supported by any facts. There is no evidence to show she would behave this way.) Not only is she related to Bill Clinton, who greatly supported the US economy with the advancement of computer technology, but she is also experienced in politics given she was Obama’s Secretary of State. Despite this it is still possible to prove Trump can be the better president.
Rather than simply saying that Trump had hotels and casinos and was in charge of a bunch of people, instead you could show specific examples of Trump using diplomacy and strategic planning to further expand his business into the 60 million he makes a year.
You could argue that although Clinton has experience Trump has already shown the capability to negotiate with people and economically expand and these achievements could very well translate into government diplomacy and US economics.
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Personally, I am not a fan of Trump, but this essay did provide me with information that makes me able to see why other people like him. The stats and facts are very good and the other information on his opponents are very good. The research is good, but be careful not to contradict yourself. Good arguement
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Your argument, although I do not agree, was well written. You did not, however, refute anything in your counter claim. Instead of just stating your counterclaim, try to give evidence refuting it.
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Nice job! I thought your evidence and research about Donald Trump was very interesting and convincing that he would make a good president. I like how you used his background credibility as a successful businessman which would benefit his country. However, I thought it would be beneficial to your essay if you expanded a bit on how Trump’s wall would help stop terrorism.
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I really respect the amount of research you seem to have placed into this essay, it’s very well done. I don’t necessarily agree with the subject matter, but that doesn’t affect the high quailty work put into this.
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Although you included a more than a sufficient amount of information, you occasionally repeated yourself when it wasn’t necessary. Some of your Base information for your body paragraphs was an opinion rather than a proven fact. I enjoyed your explanation of trumps wall, but I thought it would go better if you had included that he intended to make Mexico pay for it, and then counterclaimed that item. I also found a slight error in the idea that running a Country is like running a large business. Unfortunately, it isn’t. Your vocabulary could also expand a little, try http://www.Thesaurus.com.Overall I thought that it was a very well written essay, with a few easily fixable flaws. I congratulate you and wish you luck in your future endeavors.
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I like it I like it a lot…
I liked how u used info about trumps like his wages and credibility to persuade ur audience the only thing I would say is trump being the boss of his company is more of a dictatorship than a democracy
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