Armbands Rhetorical Analysis

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Armbands

After reading and analyzing the article “Armbands” I can infer that both Justice Hugo Black and chief justice and Fortas had compelling arguments on whether or not the students should not be prohibited on school ground on one hand justice Abe Fortas believes that certain kinds of speech should not be prohibited within an educational setting and on the other hand justice Hugo black argues that certain kinds of speech should be prohibited in an educational setting

Justice Abe Fortas argues that students should be able to express their opinion and wear arm bands if they want to he supports and proves his point by providing evidence and referring back to previous court cases to help support and prove his point for example he says “the

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