No debate is truly about facts, at least that is what Kurt Schlichter believes, “But none of that matters, because this debate is not about facts”. Schlichter explains his views in his article “Gun Rights Advocates Have A Devastating New Argument Against Gun Control. Here It Is.” on the Independent Journal website. During debates, and also in argumentative articles, people’s emotions often take over and very few facts are actually used to support their arguments. Topics that lead readers and writers to having strong opinions and emotions for one side or the other tend to loose the true facts and meaning behind the original subjects. It is difficult to write a paper on very emotional or subjects one is very passionate about for this reason.
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In a cartoon drawn by William Warren that appears in “Cartoons - 2013 Gun Control Debate.” on the Self Deprecate site he explains what he believes will happen before and after gun control. This is appealing again to the rhetorical appeal pathos because Warren presents in the before picture, both people have guns yet one is a criminal. Warren shows in the after picture that only one person has a gun which is the criminal. Warren altered the facts because gun control is supposed to strengthen background checks and to keep guns out of criminals ' hands rather than law abiding citizens. Schlichter also speaks about the thoughts of liberals, in his article he speaks as if everything he says is a definite fact, “...liberal elitists don’t like the fact that, at the end of the day, an armed citizenry can tell them, ‘No.’”. This statement may be true for some liberals, but Schlichter speaks as though this is a fact that is true in all situations. Schlichter is using this statement as if it is logos when in reality it falls into being more pathos. David Kopel expresses in his article, “Trust The People: The Case Against Gun Control.” on the CATO Institute website, his view on gun control, “Gun control is based on the faulty notion that ordinary American citizens are too clumsy and ill-tempered to be trusted with weapons.” This statement would be beneficial to Kopel’s argument against gun …show more content…
Authors mainly try to use pathos and ethos to attract support and attention from readers instead of logos. Schlichter talks about what he believes to be gun control advocates views, “The liberal anti-gun narrative is not aimed at creating the best public policy but at disarming citizens…”. In this statement Schlichter expresses what he believes are the thoughts of people for gun control. Schlichter is supporting his argument solely with pathos. In a different article another author explained the views of gun advocates. David Frum wrote in his article, “Mass Shootings Are Preventable.” in The Atlantic Monthly he says, “Gun advocates boldly insist that gun massacres occur because Americans are not yet heavily armed enough”. In this statement Frum expresses the views of only some gun advocates, but Frum speaks as though this statement is true for all of them. In most gun control articles authors find it difficult to express the opposition’s opinions without letting some of them escape. In these articles authors are depending on their own facts and emotions to use pathos to intrigue
In a cartoon drawn by William Warren that appears in “Cartoons - 2013 Gun Control Debate.” on the Self Deprecate site he explains what he believes will happen before and after gun control. This is appealing again to the rhetorical appeal pathos because Warren presents in the before picture, both people have guns yet one is a criminal. Warren shows in the after picture that only one person has a gun which is the criminal. Warren altered the facts because gun control is supposed to strengthen background checks and to keep guns out of criminals ' hands rather than law abiding citizens. Schlichter also speaks about the thoughts of liberals, in his article he speaks as if everything he says is a definite fact, “...liberal elitists don’t like the fact that, at the end of the day, an armed citizenry can tell them, ‘No.’”. This statement may be true for some liberals, but Schlichter speaks as though this is a fact that is true in all situations. Schlichter is using this statement as if it is logos when in reality it falls into being more pathos. David Kopel expresses in his article, “Trust The People: The Case Against Gun Control.” on the CATO Institute website, his view on gun control, “Gun control is based on the faulty notion that ordinary American citizens are too clumsy and ill-tempered to be trusted with weapons.” This statement would be beneficial to Kopel’s argument against gun …show more content…
Authors mainly try to use pathos and ethos to attract support and attention from readers instead of logos. Schlichter talks about what he believes to be gun control advocates views, “The liberal anti-gun narrative is not aimed at creating the best public policy but at disarming citizens…”. In this statement Schlichter expresses what he believes are the thoughts of people for gun control. Schlichter is supporting his argument solely with pathos. In a different article another author explained the views of gun advocates. David Frum wrote in his article, “Mass Shootings Are Preventable.” in The Atlantic Monthly he says, “Gun advocates boldly insist that gun massacres occur because Americans are not yet heavily armed enough”. In this statement Frum expresses the views of only some gun advocates, but Frum speaks as though this statement is true for all of them. In most gun control articles authors find it difficult to express the opposition’s opinions without letting some of them escape. In these articles authors are depending on their own facts and emotions to use pathos to intrigue