For thirty-five years, China had established a policy declaring that each family is allowed to have one child. Because of the “one-child” policy, many families in China have been affected both positively and negatively. One individual, author Carmen Fishwick, wrote “China’s ‘Loneliest Generation,” published in 2015 in The Guardian, and argues all of the outcomes due to the establishment of the policy especially the common concerns of the individuals of the country. Fishwick provides statistical reasoning, personal facts, scholarly sources, and the rhetorical appeal of logos to strengthen her argument. The author’s goal is to provide creditable and unbiased evidence to inform the audience of the corrupted policy especially how the policy has affected an entire generation.…show more content… Throughout the article, Fishwick describes the negative aspects pertaining to the unequal ratio of men and women, the restriction of freedom, and the effect on the children. Fishwick explains the imbalanced ratio of men and women. The article “China’s ‘Loneliest Generation” founded at The Guardian says that China has a high preference for male children over females. Since males are more favorable than females, this causes an unequal ratio of genders (Fishwick). Because of the one-child policy and that males are more favorable, parents have proceeded with abortions, sterilizations, and infanticides (Fishwick). China then has more males than females which leads to a high percentage of single men who will not be able to find female partners
