America an oasis of goodness

D'Souza did an excellent job at creating a persuasive piece that would appeal to many Americans. As I was reading this essay I noticed how his thoughts were very organized and cohesive, which in turn allows the reader to perceive his opinion as logical.

His rhetoric and tone also allows the reader to have a more intimate relationship with the piece and I think allows the reader to agree with him.

The author definitely brought some interesting points that made me think and analyze things, but I didn't find myself agreeing with everything. I felt like his piece was too opinionated and generalized in a sense. In his last paragraph D'Souza mentions, (In reference to America) "It is an oasis of goodness in a desert of cynicism and barbarism." I felt like that statement went too far and put America on too high of a pedestal.