1. What is the claim?
The claim is to abolish the death penalty. The author goes into great detail with thought-provoking reasons behind it that it should be abolished, and she adds facts, quotes and references to help her argument.
2. What support does the writer offer for the claim?
The author supports her paper by adding interesting facts such as people being wrongfully accused after execution, and even references to the bible. Reasons such as being impractical because it is costly to taxpayers and the government, and it is humane and unjust.
3. How evenhandedly does the writer present the issues?
The author mentions counterarguments, thus helping contrast her argument, making for a better paper. The author goes into detail with this by mentioning how some people believe keeping the death penalty is beneficial, and how that is put to the contrary with the fact that 140 countries have already abolished the death penalty. With the contrasting beliefs put in her essay, she respectively and appropriately mentions them, without being offensive.
4. What authorities or sources of outside information does the writer use?
The Author uses an article from huffington post, time magazine, and even the bible. With these pieces of information, she is able to further prove her point in her argument; the death penalty should be abolished. The audience isn't aware of the date that these were published, however we are all aware the time the bible was published, and that time isn't a valuable factor for that source.
5. How does the writer address you as the reader?
The author writes in a tone that is well-understood by many, yet the piece is from a subject that the author researched thoroughly and is well-educated on, coming across as professional and worth your time. I feel as a reader I was included in this essay, and my opinions and beliefs are similar to hers.
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