The Internet Should Be Censored Through Evidence Of Ethos Pathos Logos

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Since the internet is a fundamental part of the everyday Canadians’ life and the increased use of it has grown, there has been more opportunities for crime to occur and continue to reoccur.
The internet can be very useful for many reasons, it’s widely used and it’s the fastest way to interchange information and knowledge amongst people located over the entire world. Nonetheless, the amount of freedom we have on the internet can be abused the majority of people who populace the internet. In this essay I am going to prove that the internet should be censored through evidence of ethos, logos and pathos. My first point is logos, the statistics on the rate of internet crime, my second point is pathos, the victims who viewed inappropriate content

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