Logos, a rhetorical appeal is used in all three of George F Will's’ pieces. The hard statistics give the reader real evidence that the article they’re reading isn’t all opinion. Will uses evidence such as “More Mexicans have died in drug related violence- 100,000 in 10 years;overall, nearly twice the number of American fatalities in Vietnam.”(“‘Vocabulary of mutilation’ of Mexican drug cartels”) and “The Economist reports that in 17 years under Oregon’s pioneering 1997 law, just 1,327 people have received prescriptions for lethal medications…..”. (Affirming the right to die with Dignity). With a recurring pattern of logos it helps the writer give support to his opinion and his overall piece, Along with the quotes above helping exemplify Will’s
