We Can Afford to Give Parents a Break

The prevailing pattern of development in Jody Heyman's "We an Afford to Give Parents a Break" is cause and effect. She presents counterarguments for the myths that shroud mothering policies. She begins her essay by defining the issue at hand then elaborates by classifying those issues to incorporate elements of logos and pathos. To strengthen her elaborations, she uses comparing/contrasting techniques(Ireland vs. the U.S's  economic growth, the U.S's stance in economic competition relative to other countries', low vs. middle income mothers).