One Argument Three Ways The issue of gun control has raised many different concerns and arguments throughout the world we live in. It raises the general question, “should guns be banned or should anyone be allowed to own them?” This controversial topic has now started to influence college campus policy, regarding whether or not students should be able to carry concealed weapons on campus. Throughout this paper I will be tailoring to three different audiences; academic, civic, and a personal audience. My thesis statement is as follows: concealed weapons should not be allowed on college campuses because it will only increase violence. Therefore, guns should be banned from college campuses. With each of these audiences I will explain my argument
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For example, when appealing to the academic audience, I will focus on specific data and statistics from faculty, students, and administrators stating their view on gun control and why they should not be allowed on campus. When appealing to the civic audience, I will pretend that my audience is made up of college students. With this I will be able to focus on relating this issue to students because of the controversy of guns being allowed on college campuses. I will discuss the different concerns of administrators, if the law allowing guns on college campuses follows through. This group of college students will generally value the opinions of faculty members. If guns were allowed on campuses, students would have to live in constant fear of a shooting on campus. For my personal audience, I will write a letter to my friend Haley discussing a survivor’s standpoint on the school shooting that occurred in Umpqua Community College. This will appeal to my friend’s sense of pathos while also raising the point that guns should not be …show more content…
There were two parts associated with the survey, the first section of the survey consisted of asking for personal background characteristics. The second section of the survey incorporated a three or five point Likert scale to find out the opinions of faculty members, students, and administrators carrying concealed firearms on campus. These surveys took place during the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009. An estimated 2,064 survey responses from both campuses. There was a total of 1,548 students who responded to the survey and 516 faculty, staff, and administrators (Patten, Thomas, and Wada, 557). 1,484 students, faculty, staff, and administrators participated in the research while at Chadron College 1,038 students, faculty, and administrators participated in the study (Patten, Thomas, and Wada, 557). Overall, the survey showed that the majority of faculty and staff member and students (73%) did not want any individual, even qualified to carry a concealed weapon on campus. (70%) did not feel safer when people carried concealed weapons. Lastly, (72%) did not think armed faculty and students would promote campus safety (Patten, Thomas, and Wada, 559). The results gathered shows that the majority of students and faculty members that were surveyed are against guns being allowed on college campuses. If guns were allowed on campuses it would make students and teachers
For example, when appealing to the academic audience, I will focus on specific data and statistics from faculty, students, and administrators stating their view on gun control and why they should not be allowed on campus. When appealing to the civic audience, I will pretend that my audience is made up of college students. With this I will be able to focus on relating this issue to students because of the controversy of guns being allowed on college campuses. I will discuss the different concerns of administrators, if the law allowing guns on college campuses follows through. This group of college students will generally value the opinions of faculty members. If guns were allowed on campuses, students would have to live in constant fear of a shooting on campus. For my personal audience, I will write a letter to my friend Haley discussing a survivor’s standpoint on the school shooting that occurred in Umpqua Community College. This will appeal to my friend’s sense of pathos while also raising the point that guns should not be …show more content…
There were two parts associated with the survey, the first section of the survey consisted of asking for personal background characteristics. The second section of the survey incorporated a three or five point Likert scale to find out the opinions of faculty members, students, and administrators carrying concealed firearms on campus. These surveys took place during the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009. An estimated 2,064 survey responses from both campuses. There was a total of 1,548 students who responded to the survey and 516 faculty, staff, and administrators (Patten, Thomas, and Wada, 557). 1,484 students, faculty, staff, and administrators participated in the research while at Chadron College 1,038 students, faculty, and administrators participated in the study (Patten, Thomas, and Wada, 557). Overall, the survey showed that the majority of faculty and staff member and students (73%) did not want any individual, even qualified to carry a concealed weapon on campus. (70%) did not feel safer when people carried concealed weapons. Lastly, (72%) did not think armed faculty and students would promote campus safety (Patten, Thomas, and Wada, 559). The results gathered shows that the majority of students and faculty members that were surveyed are against guns being allowed on college campuses. If guns were allowed on campuses it would make students and teachers