Darkness, May There Be Darkness By Paul Bogard

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Darkness, May there be darkness. Paul Bogard builds an argument to persuade his audience by giving information on natural darkness by using evidence, reasoning, and persuasive elements. The world would like less light and more dark. For example in the text he states “today though when we feel the closeness of nightfall we reach quickly for a light switch and too little darkness meaning to much artificial light at night spells trouble for all”. To speak a little on facts, In the united states and western europe, the amount of light in the sky increases an average of about 6% every year. Meaning the states have been letting up on light every year. These evidence will make people agree because the amount of light in the sky are no longer

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