Tone and Style of Freakonomics by Steven Levitt - Book Report/Review Example

In every argument Steven Levitt makes, he looks at things from a different angle and makes the reader think in a way that they do not in normal situations. His tone is very welcoming and thought to provoke. The tone used is eating and makes the reader smile as they read the book. Throughout the story, the writer is very ironic as he tries to prove that people get what they want when other people need the same thing. The writer is straightforward and he uses statistics in his argument. For example, when discussing the criminal cases, he uses analyzed data gathered from inner-city Chicago drug-dealing gangs (Levitt and Stephen 95).

He uses many analogies to make sense of his argument.The writer’s tone in the book varies depending on the issue he is discussing. He seems very depressed since many mysteries that happen in everyday life do not need to be as mysterious as they always are. While giving the solutions to different life situations, his tone turns from being depressed to anxious and excited since he feels the mysteries are easily avoidable. An example is when the writer discusses the decrease in crime rates (Levitt and Stephen 167).

He is very smart in the way he makes conclusions.