Do you think this argument is convincing?

Introduction: Describe what the assigned article is about and what you are going to write in
the essay.
• Main body: Discuss the following three questions in your own words.
(a) Find recent empirical data illustrating poverty in the US. Why should we be concerned about
the current state of poverty in the US?
(b) What is the conventional, individualist, and neoclassical argument regarding the cause of
individual poverty? Do you think this argument is convincing? Why or why not? What
could be done to reduce poverty if the neoclassical argument is correct?
(c) Henry argues that an individual’s bad decision cannot be “the” cause of poverty (although
it could be one of many causes). From Henry’s viewpoint, what is a more important and
structural cause of poverty? Do you think Henry’s argument is convincing? Why or why not?
Provide some evidence to support your response to Henry’s argument.
• Conclusion: Summarize your essay.