Abortion Is A Social Problem

The purpose of my presentation was to convince my audience that abortion and eugenics are a social problem. Although I presented my social problem to Community College Students, my target audiences were Blacks, people who are disabled, and low class people in society. During my presentation, I asked “Is abortion the same as killing”, to influence students that abortion and eugenics are morally wrong. I also focused on cultural values, such as the importance of human life. Not to mention, I supported my claim with grounds, such as statistics and facts. I also used statistics on crime rates, to debunk the counterclaim that abortions decreases crime rates. In my presentation, I also claimed that abortion is a worsening effect that could lead to …show more content…
In fact, Millan believes that eugenics solves other social problems, such as diseases: “[Eugenics] are ways of making sure our children won’t be born with a genetic disease”. Throughout the article, Millan asks rhetorical questions to prove that eugenics and abortions are beneficial for “normal” human development. For example, “assume that Down syndrome worked like Tay-sachs…. Meaning that you could avoid having a child with the condition by prenatal screening. Would Dougherty (activist for abortion) oppose such screening”? Millan rhetorical strategies influence the reader to agree with his belief in abortion. , believes that eugenics and abortion is not a social problem. In fact, Millan believes that eugenics solves other social problems, such as diseases: “[Eugenics] are ways of making sure our children won’t be born with a genetic disease”. Many of Milan’s claims are not consistent with the facts that I found. However, this may be because many of the facts that I found were from pro-life websites. Though Milan uses strong rhetorical devices to persuade his audience, many of his claims are not effective. In my opinion, Milan claims are ineffective because he does not use experts or grounds to support his …show more content…
The author, George Wills, uses statistics and facts that are consistent with other facts I found about abortion. For example, Wills provides the percentages of babies that are aborted with Down syndrome. “In America, more than 80 percent of the babies diagnosed prenatally with Down syndrome are aborted”. (Wills, Eugenics by Abortion).The author claims are believable because he provides facts, and statistics. Will’s article is also strong because he provides his audience of ways to prevent abortion, such as