To prove a point in an argumentative essay, the writer must be able to successfully persuade his or her audience with very little errors. The author of “Rough Justice: ; Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate About Crime and Punishment” seems to provide a better argument to state his belief than the article, “Time to Assert American Values”. In “Time to Assert American Values,” the author proved his or her point of arguing against harsh punishments, but there seems to be errors. The author used the credit of one of the U.S. president saying that “President Clinton provided a sound example when he called for a pardon,” (“Time to Assert American Values” 179). It was indicated that the author did use the decision of a professional in politics to persuade the audience to understand the
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In the Reyes’s essay, he wrote, “Since 1988, government statistics show there has been a steady decline in the crime rate from 223 per 10,000 residents to 175 per 10,000 last year,” (Reyes 182). This quote provided a statistical proof supporting the writer’s claim. In the author’s argument, he stated how a person named Woon and his family “were robbed at gunpoint at a bus stop near Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The experience shook him,” (Reyes 182). It was indicated by the quote that Reyes gave credit to a foreign witness while expressing Woon’s experience through an emotion. On the other hand,while the writer was finding ways to support his argument, he found a counter argument by stating, “Yet harsh punishments alone are clearly not the salvation of Singapore society,” (Reyes 183). It was shown that Reyes acknowledged an issue to his side of the argument instead of being biased. Therefore, the author provided plenty of evidence for his argument, whether they support or go against his side of the
In the Reyes’s essay, he wrote, “Since 1988, government statistics show there has been a steady decline in the crime rate from 223 per 10,000 residents to 175 per 10,000 last year,” (Reyes 182). This quote provided a statistical proof supporting the writer’s claim. In the author’s argument, he stated how a person named Woon and his family “were robbed at gunpoint at a bus stop near Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The experience shook him,” (Reyes 182). It was indicated by the quote that Reyes gave credit to a foreign witness while expressing Woon’s experience through an emotion. On the other hand,while the writer was finding ways to support his argument, he found a counter argument by stating, “Yet harsh punishments alone are clearly not the salvation of Singapore society,” (Reyes 183). It was shown that Reyes acknowledged an issue to his side of the argument instead of being biased. Therefore, the author provided plenty of evidence for his argument, whether they support or go against his side of the