Both Sides Are Wrong On The Gun Debate Essay
Iris Aj
CRE 101
Monday/Wednesday 8am
Tittle: Annotated Bibliography Gun Debate Project
Running Head: The issue of background checks should be established as a law which will restrict gun ownership from previous criminals because it will reduce numbers of victims from gun violence.
Gobry, P. (2014, Jane 16) Both Sides Are Wrong on the Gun Debate. Here’s Why. The Week.
The article “Both Sides Are Wrong on the Gun Debate. Here’s Why” states that one side assumes that everyone has the right to defend themselves from criminals but the other side wants to regulate and ban guns. The author point out this issue begins in the constitution with the Second Amendment that protects citizen’s right. Therefore, officials need to be careful on upcoming gun laws, even background checks, since it will target most gun owners in the US. The author is skeptical of both sides of the argument on the issue of gun control. However, some points support the thesis that background checks should be established as a law …show more content…
That. The target audience for this article is anyone who does not have any experience with how to use guns, yet may judge others who do. He has some credibility because he is a journalist; although, he is honest to the audience that he is not an expert with guns. This article is more about one person’s story to learn more about guns and to experience what people feel when they use a gun. This is very different from the other two articles because Hotchkiss’ article is not very strong in ethos and logos; however, he appeals to pathos. The author uses some charged and emotional language that is inappropriate for some of his audiences but he is successful in catching his readers’ attention by the use of sarcasm and humor. He just reports what he feels when he used a gun from the perspective of one person, but the other two articles are based on opinions concluded after facts rather than
CRE 101
Monday/Wednesday 8am
Tittle: Annotated Bibliography Gun Debate Project
Running Head: The issue of background checks should be established as a law which will restrict gun ownership from previous criminals because it will reduce numbers of victims from gun violence.
Gobry, P. (2014, Jane 16) Both Sides Are Wrong on the Gun Debate. Here’s Why. The Week.
The article “Both Sides Are Wrong on the Gun Debate. Here’s Why” states that one side assumes that everyone has the right to defend themselves from criminals but the other side wants to regulate and ban guns. The author point out this issue begins in the constitution with the Second Amendment that protects citizen’s right. Therefore, officials need to be careful on upcoming gun laws, even background checks, since it will target most gun owners in the US. The author is skeptical of both sides of the argument on the issue of gun control. However, some points support the thesis that background checks should be established as a law …show more content…
That. The target audience for this article is anyone who does not have any experience with how to use guns, yet may judge others who do. He has some credibility because he is a journalist; although, he is honest to the audience that he is not an expert with guns. This article is more about one person’s story to learn more about guns and to experience what people feel when they use a gun. This is very different from the other two articles because Hotchkiss’ article is not very strong in ethos and logos; however, he appeals to pathos. The author uses some charged and emotional language that is inappropriate for some of his audiences but he is successful in catching his readers’ attention by the use of sarcasm and humor. He just reports what he feels when he used a gun from the perspective of one person, but the other two articles are based on opinions concluded after facts rather than