Analysis Of Torture's Terrible Toll By John Mccain

John McCain’s the essay Torture’s Terrible Toll is a much more persuasive essay because McCain, rather than the essay, The case of torture by Michael Levin. McCain’s essay describes his own personal experience in describing how torture is very useless. That he has seen/ had to go through the pain and agony through his own point of view. However, Levin uses hypothetical cases on why torture is beneficial. In the case of Torture, Michael Levin gives an ineffective example discussing a terrorist threatening to throw an atomic bomb on July 4th, in the demands of the release of other terrorist in jail, and the demands of money(levin 1). The example goes way out of proportion, Levin i thinking to much into the use of torture. Because there is no possible way of Levin knowing that is going to happen, and that shows no reason as to why torture is necessary. All it states is an idea that Levin has created i his mind that show no actual proof of anything. Levin goes on discussing how torturing is unconstitutional, restating the same reason in another paragraph. Which makes it more repetitive and no where near getting to a point. Levin discusses many hypothetical cases that may or may not happen. Which shows no valid arguments as to why torture is beneficial. Levin’s introduction of Levin’s case discusses, that
Because what they are doing is wrong and there is a chance of trying to stop another 9/11. However, McCain claims that there should not be a law for torture. McCain also states that even in 1999, Israel supreme court banned harsh treatment, even though they had terrorism which proves that even if there was the use of terrorism in Israel they still banned torture. Which makes readers wonder that if Israel has done it, it would not be as bad if we have