In the article “The Case for Torture” by Michael Levin, he explains why torture is justified to save millions of people. He uses expressive, persuasive, and interpretive elements to try to make an effective argument.
I can think of many examples where torture could have been useful in American history. Levin only includes hypothetical situations that seem a bit extreme. The only real piece of information is the poll about four mothers. The poll is 100% for torture as a method to get their children back. He also asks questions like “if you caught the terrorist, could you sleep at nights knowing that millions died because you couldn’t bring yourself to apply the electrodes?” He ask these questions because he wants to create a panic. The panic the reader feels makes them consider torture as an option. Levin also states “us and them” to show once we open that door, we are able to allow torture to be okay. …show more content…
Levin mentions the idea of torture, but doesn’t state what should actually be done. Levine justifies torture by stating “torture is justifiable to only save lives.” His idea will ignore constitutional rights to save millions of people. In the first situation he describes a terrorist holding millions hostage with a bomb. He uses this situation to show how it is possible to save millions with torture. The second situation is about a terrorist who put a bomb on a plane. Once again he describes how torture could save the good people on the plane. The third situation is about a terrorist who kidnaped a baby. He describes how torture could save the baby from harm. These situations are highly exaggerated. To persuade the reader to think that torture is
I can think of many examples where torture could have been useful in American history. Levin only includes hypothetical situations that seem a bit extreme. The only real piece of information is the poll about four mothers. The poll is 100% for torture as a method to get their children back. He also asks questions like “if you caught the terrorist, could you sleep at nights knowing that millions died because you couldn’t bring yourself to apply the electrodes?” He ask these questions because he wants to create a panic. The panic the reader feels makes them consider torture as an option. Levin also states “us and them” to show once we open that door, we are able to allow torture to be okay. …show more content…
Levin mentions the idea of torture, but doesn’t state what should actually be done. Levine justifies torture by stating “torture is justifiable to only save lives.” His idea will ignore constitutional rights to save millions of people. In the first situation he describes a terrorist holding millions hostage with a bomb. He uses this situation to show how it is possible to save millions with torture. The second situation is about a terrorist who put a bomb on a plane. Once again he describes how torture could save the good people on the plane. The third situation is about a terrorist who kidnaped a baby. He describes how torture could save the baby from harm. These situations are highly exaggerated. To persuade the reader to think that torture is