War on Drugs Many people believe that legalizing drugs will make it easier to decrease the usage, but others believe otherwise. James Wilson wrote an argumentative essay titled “Against Legalization of Drugs” to prove why drugs like heroin and cocaine should stay illegal. He gives evidence explaining why these illegal drugs should become legal. Though Wilson believes both and many others drugs staying illegal he gives the opposition’s point of view. Throughout this essay Wilson compares drugs and the statistics to prove his point. Wilson persuades his undecided audience with the three rhetorical appeals pathos, logos, and ethos. The use of certain words or phrases in sentences that can cause an author’s audience to begin to have emotions that they did not know they would feel towards a topic. In Wilson’s argumentative essay he uses this type of element to sway the reader’s way of thinking. He speaks of economists Milton Friedman’s statement “… the government has no right to tell people not to use heroine…” (Wilson 554) This statement could be used to protest the laws against illegal drugs. Although there would have been upsides to legalized
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He points out the reasons heroin addicts choose to give up their habits. His statement “… more than half mentioned they had trouble with the law and rising costs…” (Wilson 554) He compares the use of heroin in the US and Great Britain. During the late 1950’s and early 60’s the British government allowed physicians to prescribe heroin to patients. This may sound irresponsible, but they believed what Milton Friedman believes. Make this drug legal and worry less. This all changed in the middle of the 1960’s. Physicians prescribe numerous amounts of heroin to their patients, starting a “mini epidemic.” The doctors began to use an “addictive drug, methadone, which did not produce a high…” (Wilson
He points out the reasons heroin addicts choose to give up their habits. His statement “… more than half mentioned they had trouble with the law and rising costs…” (Wilson 554) He compares the use of heroin in the US and Great Britain. During the late 1950’s and early 60’s the British government allowed physicians to prescribe heroin to patients. This may sound irresponsible, but they believed what Milton Friedman believes. Make this drug legal and worry less. This all changed in the middle of the 1960’s. Physicians prescribe numerous amounts of heroin to their patients, starting a “mini epidemic.” The doctors began to use an “addictive drug, methadone, which did not produce a high…” (Wilson