Kozol starts by using introducing the idea that racial segregation still exists, and he grabs the reader's attention and validates his point by using statistics. He does this to set up a sense of credibility with the reader. He then talks about racial and segregation issues in school and the way students feel about and how their emotions influenced him, adding an element of poignancy to his article. At the end, he takes portions of each topic he touched on to form a concise argument about the existence of racial issues in school. He places the different portions of the article in this way because it allows him to go through all three elements of rhetorical appeal. The way he begins the essay sets up the rest of his argument because he uses
