Essays on Freakonomics

In Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s non fiction work, Freakonomics, the underlying argument throughout the text revolves around misconstrued facts. The authors challenge with discourse over various subjects with a tone that’s subtle yet slightly sarcastic. They tactfully use the rhetorical modes of…

My initial response when we were told our summer reading book was called Freakonomics, was: great, I will not understand what I read nor I will care. However, as I kept reading, I soon realized the book wasn’t just a typical economist throwing numbers at…

In the first chapter, the authors claim that there the world is driven by incentives. They begin by introducing an example with an unexpected outcome: a day care center that begins fining parents that are late to pick up their children. Surprisingly, the number of…