Who Is Kevin Alexander's Essay Myspace For Predators
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Professor Poop
Analyzing an Argument
English 1020-006
20 March 2014
Word Count: 573
An Effective Argument Kevin Alexander writes an article titled, “Myspace Not Responsible for Predators”. In the article he discusses the lawsuits towards Myspace for molestation. He believes that it is not Myspace’s fault for these terrible occurrences. He has a very strong, mainly one sided view of the subject, and that in no way could Myspace be responsible. The fact that these incidents happen is truly heartbreaking, but as far as Alexander’s argument goes it is very well put together. His argument is solid because it does have statistics, but on the weaker side it does not maintain a reasonable tone and it also has fallacies. First, Alexander’s argument offers some great statistics. Alexander tells us the insane amount of money the family is suing Myspace for “The family’s lawyer, Adam Loewy said the family is seeking $30 million worth of damages…”(119). At the time he wrote …show more content…
Alexander is arguing a touchy subject. He says, “The girl’s mother failed here several times”(120). This could really anger a good mother that had made a mistake. Alexander uses slang to voice his frustration in his argument by saying, “Get out of town, Mr. Loewy. Myspace is a business, and one that has never advertised itself as an online baby-sitting service”(119). His mindset is somewhat one sided. He states, “When creating an account, users must sign a waiver that states, ‘MySpace.com is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the MySpace Services.’ The 14-year-old signed this agreement, and thus signed away her protection under naiveté. This should be enough to get the suit thrown out, but it’s big trouble for the Internet if it isn’t”(120). He basically thinks that just because Myspace has a waiver that can be signed by fourteen year old that Myspace should not be
Professor Poop
Analyzing an Argument
English 1020-006
20 March 2014
Word Count: 573
An Effective Argument Kevin Alexander writes an article titled, “Myspace Not Responsible for Predators”. In the article he discusses the lawsuits towards Myspace for molestation. He believes that it is not Myspace’s fault for these terrible occurrences. He has a very strong, mainly one sided view of the subject, and that in no way could Myspace be responsible. The fact that these incidents happen is truly heartbreaking, but as far as Alexander’s argument goes it is very well put together. His argument is solid because it does have statistics, but on the weaker side it does not maintain a reasonable tone and it also has fallacies. First, Alexander’s argument offers some great statistics. Alexander tells us the insane amount of money the family is suing Myspace for “The family’s lawyer, Adam Loewy said the family is seeking $30 million worth of damages…”(119). At the time he wrote …show more content…
Alexander is arguing a touchy subject. He says, “The girl’s mother failed here several times”(120). This could really anger a good mother that had made a mistake. Alexander uses slang to voice his frustration in his argument by saying, “Get out of town, Mr. Loewy. Myspace is a business, and one that has never advertised itself as an online baby-sitting service”(119). His mindset is somewhat one sided. He states, “When creating an account, users must sign a waiver that states, ‘MySpace.com is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the MySpace Services.’ The 14-year-old signed this agreement, and thus signed away her protection under naiveté. This should be enough to get the suit thrown out, but it’s big trouble for the Internet if it isn’t”(120). He basically thinks that just because Myspace has a waiver that can be signed by fourteen year old that Myspace should not be