German Lopez is a Senior Reporter at Vox, and his articles tend to focus on drugs. Two of his most recent articles, "A Republican and Democrat pointed to marijuana prohibition to explain mass incarceration. They’re both wrong." and "The maker of OxyContin tried to make it harder to misuse. It may have led to more heroin deaths." explore misconceptions and lacks information and subjects, in this case marijuana and opioids respectively. Lopez greatly uses graphs and numerical data to prove his points, whether it be that marijuana possession is not the leading factor in drug arrest, but rather drug related crimes or that OxyContin reformulation was still beneficial. By appealing to logos, Lopez reveals the truth about drug problems in the US. His voice consists mostly of statistics and short phrases or sentences set off as a paragraph for dramatic effect. Simple diction keeps the articles understandable to any reader while giving complex information.
Articles used:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/16/17243080/marijuana-legalization-mass-incarceration-boehner
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/4/16/17234008/opioid-crisis-oxycontin-abuse-deterrent-heroin