"New Rules" - Ethos, Logos, Pathos

Thomas L. Friedman's article in the New York Times, entitled New Rules, describes the modern-day America and how a citizen must work harder than people did in the past to become 'successful'.  In the article, there is a more prevalent use of ethos with statements such as, "Wired magazine reported last week...", "The news from Estonia prompted The Guardian newspapaer of London to publish and online poll...", an Alvin Toffler quote saying, "Illiteracy will not be defined by those who cannot read and write, but by those who cannot learn and relearn.  There are many more uses with Clinton and Obama references and such.  The logos represented is especially noticed within the statement claiming that the unemployment rate is 4.1 percent for people with four years of college, 6.6 percent for those with two years, 8.8 percent for high school graduates, and 12.0 percent for dropouts.  The statistics are highly powerful and convincing, because the reader will be able to comprehend the benefits of having a college education versus not having one.  Friedmanalso mentions how Shanghai's public school system beat the world in math, scince, and reading in 2010.  There is a considerable amount of pathos in the article.  One example is, "We live in a closed system, a world of walls, which were just starting to come down."  Another statement is, "Techonology and globalization are wiping out lower-skilled jobs faster, while steadily rasing the skill level required for new jobs."  The statements are highly eye-opening and make a larger impression on how one must understand progression and how past ordeals are irrelevant in today's technologically advanced society.