Our Blind Spot About Guns For The New York Times By Mr. Kristof
Gun Control
Gun control has been a major issue in the past few years, and many journalists have written columns and essays in newspapers that are expressing their opinions on the subject. Nicholas Kristof, whom has been writing for newspapers for over ten years, took it upon himself to write Our Blind Spot about Guns for the New York Times in 2014. In his essay, Nicholas argued that if we set laws and regulations on guns the same way that we have done to cars, the amount of deaths caused by guns would decrease dramatically. He uses various statistics and discusses multiple ways that regulations and laws have decreased the amount of deaths caused by cars, and he relates it back to guns in his very well written essay. Nicholas seems to be addressing politicians in his essay, but his overall audience are those who are reading the newspaper. When discussing the regulations on guns, the author states his opinion that we should not ban guns, but we need to regulate them similarly to the regulations on cars. By regulating cars, “…we’ve reduced the fatality rate by more than 95 percent…” (page 161). Mr. Kristof argues that if we can reduce the number of deaths by automobiles by such a large portion, then we should be able to do the same to …show more content…
Kristof’s word choice and sentence structure helped his argument significantly. He was able to reason with the reader and show his point of view very efficiently. Also, his word choice allowed him to provoke the reader’s emotions and their common sense, which makes the reader become more open to a new idea. The author uses many comparisons through-out the essay, particularly one being between gun and automobile regulations. This comparison, between guns and automobiles, was the driving force of the author’s essay and argument. The author’s opinions and sources of information are very credible. He obtained statistics from the National Rifle Association and Michael Waldman, and he has worked for large newspapers for over 10
Gun control has been a major issue in the past few years, and many journalists have written columns and essays in newspapers that are expressing their opinions on the subject. Nicholas Kristof, whom has been writing for newspapers for over ten years, took it upon himself to write Our Blind Spot about Guns for the New York Times in 2014. In his essay, Nicholas argued that if we set laws and regulations on guns the same way that we have done to cars, the amount of deaths caused by guns would decrease dramatically. He uses various statistics and discusses multiple ways that regulations and laws have decreased the amount of deaths caused by cars, and he relates it back to guns in his very well written essay. Nicholas seems to be addressing politicians in his essay, but his overall audience are those who are reading the newspaper. When discussing the regulations on guns, the author states his opinion that we should not ban guns, but we need to regulate them similarly to the regulations on cars. By regulating cars, “…we’ve reduced the fatality rate by more than 95 percent…” (page 161). Mr. Kristof argues that if we can reduce the number of deaths by automobiles by such a large portion, then we should be able to do the same to …show more content…
Kristof’s word choice and sentence structure helped his argument significantly. He was able to reason with the reader and show his point of view very efficiently. Also, his word choice allowed him to provoke the reader’s emotions and their common sense, which makes the reader become more open to a new idea. The author uses many comparisons through-out the essay, particularly one being between gun and automobile regulations. This comparison, between guns and automobiles, was the driving force of the author’s essay and argument. The author’s opinions and sources of information are very credible. He obtained statistics from the National Rifle Association and Michael Waldman, and he has worked for large newspapers for over 10