Smoking Persuasive Research Paper

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For as long as I can remember it has been instilled in us that cigarettes are bad for you. We hear about it on TV, in school, Magazines, just about everywhere yet so many Americans still choose to poison their bodies with these. But Why? Most people know of someone who has been severely affected by the effects of smoking or even died from it. Although these people know the harm they ae doing to themselves and others around them they still choose to light that cigarette and take puff. This is because they either don’t care or are mentally and physically so addicted to the tobacco that the desire for the product outweighs the repercussions; they are in a sense trapped in a certain lifestyle.
There are many different reasons why people choose

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