In today’s society, the idea of media bias seems to be something heedless. No matter what resource we look at, there’s bound to be bias. Whether it’s from the news like CNN, the internet, or if you’re pretty old school, the newspaper. Even the magazines we read in the bathroom contain bias. You can immediately tell if something is bias or not by just the source itself. For example, the idea of arming teachers today seems to be an idea that’s preposterous to some people but to others it’s an idea that should’ve been thought of many years ago. This thought has been around for a number of years and so there’s bound to be many articles that agree and disagree with it. Or some that are neutral about the issue. But the bias in sources can be hard
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She talks about how it will bring more destruction to the staff in schools. Her main point in this article was to discuss the fact that supplying teachers with guns is not a logical and or sensible solution and it should be completely overruled. She talks about how mental health can have a huge issue in the owner of the gun’s hand. “First, most of my colleagues have zero interest in carrying. Second there is a much greater chance of having a negligent discharge or a misplaced weapon or a bad guy getting hold of that weapon than there is of that teacher using it to neutralize a threat.” Dan Staples, the person who said this, was a math teacher who served in the US Marines agrees with the author. So with this, she has more valid evidence that supports her statements even more. However, the author seems to use circular reasoning because she repeats the exact same idea but in different wordings. She also uses analogies between teachers being armed with guns and guards in prisons having guns. In some aspects, both of these points seem to be very similar but in reality they are different. “As Washington Post Eugene Robinson wrote on Feb. 26th the gun lobby is spooked and would be more than happy to keep the public debate on guns focused squarely on arming educators.” This quote proves to be a straw man because it makes the other side to be worse than what it actually is. In one part of the article it has a point of view from someone that has experienced something like this first-handed. The event was recent as well. The reader can see how this has effected actual victims and not a student who has never gone through this. This source can positively impact a reader because it brings light on the dangers of the use of guns. It brings light to the issue of mental health. But with this idea, it can negatively impact someone because they might have a connection with mental health itself.
She talks about how it will bring more destruction to the staff in schools. Her main point in this article was to discuss the fact that supplying teachers with guns is not a logical and or sensible solution and it should be completely overruled. She talks about how mental health can have a huge issue in the owner of the gun’s hand. “First, most of my colleagues have zero interest in carrying. Second there is a much greater chance of having a negligent discharge or a misplaced weapon or a bad guy getting hold of that weapon than there is of that teacher using it to neutralize a threat.” Dan Staples, the person who said this, was a math teacher who served in the US Marines agrees with the author. So with this, she has more valid evidence that supports her statements even more. However, the author seems to use circular reasoning because she repeats the exact same idea but in different wordings. She also uses analogies between teachers being armed with guns and guards in prisons having guns. In some aspects, both of these points seem to be very similar but in reality they are different. “As Washington Post Eugene Robinson wrote on Feb. 26th the gun lobby is spooked and would be more than happy to keep the public debate on guns focused squarely on arming educators.” This quote proves to be a straw man because it makes the other side to be worse than what it actually is. In one part of the article it has a point of view from someone that has experienced something like this first-handed. The event was recent as well. The reader can see how this has effected actual victims and not a student who has never gone through this. This source can positively impact a reader because it brings light on the dangers of the use of guns. It brings light to the issue of mental health. But with this idea, it can negatively impact someone because they might have a connection with mental health itself.