“Fay’s arrest and sentencing shook the American community in Singapore” (Reyes 181). This topic was the beginning of many debates concerning punishments in Singapore, whether they were for or against them. In “Time to Assert American Values”, the reader is shown why Americans should advocate to help end harsh punishments in Singapore. Then, in “Rough Justice: A Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate About Crime and Punishment” by Alejandro Reyes, the reader is shown two opposing views that both support and disagree with the punishments. After carefully analyzing the two texts, the reader realizes that the article “Rough Justice: A Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate About Crime and Punishment” has the most relevant and sufficient
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One reason as to why these arguments are not as valid is they do not provide a lot of evidence to support them. At one point the author claims “Our colleague William Safire is right to call upon American corporations with Singapore to Press President Ong Teng Cheong to cancel Mr.Fay’s punishment” (“Time to Assert American Values” 179). After this the author does not explain his or her reasoning behind this, which makes his argument less reliable. The author does this again when he or she claims “These are values worth asserting around the world”. Once again this argument is less reliable because he or she does not give any more reasoning or evidence to support the argument. Many of these arguments are less reliable because they do not have much logical evidence to support them. The author explains, “this country was also founded by dissidents-by people who were misfits in their own society because they believed, among other things, that it was wrong to punish pilferage with hanging or crimes of any sort with torture” (“Time to Assert American Values” 179). While empirical evidence like this is reliable it can be made better with logical evidence, this would make their claims more valid. The author misses many opportunities to make his claims not only more credible, but more valid as
One reason as to why these arguments are not as valid is they do not provide a lot of evidence to support them. At one point the author claims “Our colleague William Safire is right to call upon American corporations with Singapore to Press President Ong Teng Cheong to cancel Mr.Fay’s punishment” (“Time to Assert American Values” 179). After this the author does not explain his or her reasoning behind this, which makes his argument less reliable. The author does this again when he or she claims “These are values worth asserting around the world”. Once again this argument is less reliable because he or she does not give any more reasoning or evidence to support the argument. Many of these arguments are less reliable because they do not have much logical evidence to support them. The author explains, “this country was also founded by dissidents-by people who were misfits in their own society because they believed, among other things, that it was wrong to punish pilferage with hanging or crimes of any sort with torture” (“Time to Assert American Values” 179). While empirical evidence like this is reliable it can be made better with logical evidence, this would make their claims more valid. The author misses many opportunities to make his claims not only more credible, but more valid as