Which is not an appropriate thesis for an essay comparing two texts about poverty in the United States? Garcia’s reliance on per
sonal stories makes her argument less convincing than Engle’s. Engle combines testimony from social workers with economic statistics that date back to the 1920s to craft a more convincing argument than the one Garcia offers. Although both Garcia and Engle agree that hunger in the United States has generally declined since the beginning of the twentieth century, Garcia’s use of personal stories makes for a more interesting and more readable article. Garcia and Engle are both experienced scholars who write about poverty and race in the United States.
