Review of article on Children's shoe sizes

The newspaper article "Poor shoes get kids off on wrong foot" from The Australian was dated 5th February 2004 and found in the Nation section. It appeared on page five and explores the issue of children sport shoe sizes and the author Caitlin Fitzsimmons illustrates her view from the opening line. She informs us that sport shoes cost "up to $80 a pop" and they "rarely fit," appealing to the reader's sense of value and concern when …

…are perceived to be the root of the problem. The reader is informed of the strategies in place to deal with the problem, which help the more inquisitive readers find out in more depth. It finishes by introducing well-known companies, who say they will be happy to learn of any new research giving the reader a sense that the problem will be solved and inevitably leads the reader to agree with Fitzsimmons' point of view.