The strongly persuasive essay consists in the correct use of Aristotelian references and well-oriented arguments constructed using Toulmin's rhetorical model. Using these techniques, Michael Chang, the author of the article “America's Failing Education System,” attempts to convince the reader that the US secondary education system is poor in mathematics and science due to the inability of school mathematics and science teachers secondary, ultimately causing US incompetence in the global environment. However, Chang fails to establish effective Aristotelian appeals due to insufficient explanation of his professional credentials, inadequate coherence of audience and demands, and the collapse of Toulmin's model. Furthermore, the inconsistent and redundant paragraphs make the author's thesis unclear, and the lack of international citations and data makes the reader doubt the entire idea of ​​the article. Therefore, poor rhetorical techniques reduce the persuasiveness of Chang's argument. To begin with, the article lacks ethics due to the absence of information on how the author is related to the educational field. From the description of feathered hair, which was one of the popular hairstyles from the 1970s to the early 1980s, the reader can assume that the author had been a high school student in the 1980s. Additionally, Chang mentions Led Zeppelin, the English rock band active from 1968 to 1980, and Dave Matthews, the popular American band of the 1990s. However, the author's professional credentials are not presented in the article, causing the audience to question the authority. To gain credibility from the reader, the author should explain how he or she is skilled in the educational field. Therefore, the lack of explanation concerns... middle of the paper... Ulmin model. The author fails to demonstrate his authority because he provides no information about his educational expertise. Even his attempt to appeal to emotion fails because the author does not establish a connection between the audience and the stakes. Furthermore, redundant paragraphs confuse the audience about the author's main thesis, and the lack of necessary data and support makes the argument invalid and unfounded, causing the collapse of the Toulmin, logos model. Therefore, the article cannot convince people that US secondary school education is declining. To make his argument convincing, he should provide information on how it relates to the educational field, mention children in the audience to close the distance between the author and the audience, and provide international data and citations.