http://www.complex.com/tech/2013/03/video-shows-shocking-imbalance-of-us-wealth-distribution
This video was an instant wake-up call to me on the issue of unequal wealth distribution in the country. It can be summarized in two sections: the first graph and the second graph. The first graph is simply a type of pie graph, only in a line instead of a circle. The second graph is a line plot, which turns out to be even more perplexing than the first.
The context of the video is the ongoing issue of unreasonably uneven wealth distribution in the United States, which the speaker addresses very clearly. His audience is directed more toward the liberal side, since he illustrates socialism as not such a bad idea. The speaker's purpose is to open Americans' eyes to the problem of uneven wealth in America using visual evidence and comparisons to our perception of the problem and to perhaps encourage Americans to spread the message. The number of ways the speaker is getting his point across is so many that it surprises me to no end. However, the most prominent and effective strategy in the video is undoubtedly his use of visuals mentioned earlier. For example, his second section of the video includes a line plot in which every percentile is represented as a person on the graph. Then there are stacks of money for each person respectively. Since I am a strong visual learner, I literally sat in my seat open-mouthed when the speaker said that the top one percent are at a representation ten times the size of the graph. That sort of mind-blowing proportion personally hit me hard. In addition to the real visuals, he compares them to the average American's distorted view on the situation. It is unbelievable how 5,000 Americans were no naive, and it makes his audience think of how each one of them would have answered the poll. The speaker is absolutely successful in conveying his message and consequently opening our eyes to the realistic issue of wealth inequality in the country through his use of visuals and comparisons to Americans' twisted perception of the problem.
This video was an instant wake-up call to me on the issue of unequal wealth distribution in the country. It can be summarized in two sections: the first graph and the second graph. The first graph is simply a type of pie graph, only in a line instead of a circle. The second graph is a line plot, which turns out to be even more perplexing than the first.
The context of the video is the ongoing issue of unreasonably uneven wealth distribution in the United States, which the speaker addresses very clearly. His audience is directed more toward the liberal side, since he illustrates socialism as not such a bad idea. The speaker's purpose is to open Americans' eyes to the problem of uneven wealth in America using visual evidence and comparisons to our perception of the problem and to perhaps encourage Americans to spread the message. The number of ways the speaker is getting his point across is so many that it surprises me to no end. However, the most prominent and effective strategy in the video is undoubtedly his use of visuals mentioned earlier. For example, his second section of the video includes a line plot in which every percentile is represented as a person on the graph. Then there are stacks of money for each person respectively. Since I am a strong visual learner, I literally sat in my seat open-mouthed when the speaker said that the top one percent are at a representation ten times the size of the graph. That sort of mind-blowing proportion personally hit me hard. In addition to the real visuals, he compares them to the average American's distorted view on the situation. It is unbelievable how 5,000 Americans were no naive, and it makes his audience think of how each one of them would have answered the poll. The speaker is absolutely successful in conveying his message and consequently opening our eyes to the realistic issue of wealth inequality in the country through his use of visuals and comparisons to Americans' twisted perception of the problem.
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