Since September 11th the United States has taken a very different look at security vs privacy. This can be seen through changes not only in surveillance but also in plane security. Making people give up more privacy for increased security. As a society we are still debating on what we value more, security or privacy. Likewise in surveillance, a similar change has happened, more surveillance through all types of mediums are now taking place. This is done to thwart terrorist attacks against the country. The government has a duty to protect our rights, but also keep us safe as citizens. This National security has become very important to us as citizens since the attacks on September 11th. A tactic that is being employed to increase national
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I want to make many logos arguments in my case, to appeal better to college students. I also will have a slight appeal to emotion, when talking about all the lives lost in the attacks on September 11th to remind people why we have more surveillance. This emotional appeal will supplement my argument admirably, when delivering my speech. My thesis for this paper is as follows, the National Security Association surveillance programs should be continued because safety outweighs a violation of the fourth amendment. I choose a thesis that follows the support policy version more, because of how neutral my audience is. I feel this is the better choice because I do not need a large majority of people to change their …show more content…
Logic will be the forefront of my argument in the beginning. It is important in this debate to provide an overwhelming amount of logic as you are dealing with peoples rights. The logos arguments will help the audience decide on their position, if I can point to specific results that the NSA is able to stop attacks it will help my case. Emotional appeals will not be as useful, but I will utilize one specific one when talking about the victims of terrorist attacks. I can provide a specific example of a family destroyed by terrorist attacks, and how the government has failed them in protection. An emotional story might give me the extra edge in this close debate, but it is important to take emotion out of the decision when you are deciding on people's
I want to make many logos arguments in my case, to appeal better to college students. I also will have a slight appeal to emotion, when talking about all the lives lost in the attacks on September 11th to remind people why we have more surveillance. This emotional appeal will supplement my argument admirably, when delivering my speech. My thesis for this paper is as follows, the National Security Association surveillance programs should be continued because safety outweighs a violation of the fourth amendment. I choose a thesis that follows the support policy version more, because of how neutral my audience is. I feel this is the better choice because I do not need a large majority of people to change their …show more content…
Logic will be the forefront of my argument in the beginning. It is important in this debate to provide an overwhelming amount of logic as you are dealing with peoples rights. The logos arguments will help the audience decide on their position, if I can point to specific results that the NSA is able to stop attacks it will help my case. Emotional appeals will not be as useful, but I will utilize one specific one when talking about the victims of terrorist attacks. I can provide a specific example of a family destroyed by terrorist attacks, and how the government has failed them in protection. An emotional story might give me the extra edge in this close debate, but it is important to take emotion out of the decision when you are deciding on people's