“The statement noted that in the past five years, fourteen young men aged 18 to 21, twelve of whom were Singaporean, had been sentenced to caning for vandalism” (Reyes 182). Evidence is a key factor, previously shown above is a perfect example of a great way to get the reader or audience to understand. Essays can easily do any justice if you have the right words, if you can lay down a set of ideas with facts or example to back the argument up the reader is more tempted to support that side. In the articles “Time to Assert American Values” and “Tough Justice: A Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate about Crime and Punishment” the authors tries to persuade the reader to go against Singapore’s criminal justice system. Both articles supported
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Alejandro Reyes, author of “Rough Justice” uses lot of factual evidence like number and example to support his claim effectively. An example of the evidence used is, “The statement noted that in the past five years, fourteen young men aged 18 to 21, twelve of whom were Singaporean, had been sentenced to caning for vandalism” (Reyes, 182). When the author uses straightforward evidence and explains its significance to the text, the reader tends to believe and support his claim even more. Another type of great technique he used was when he gave examples that hit a soft spot in some, using logical evidence that also gives the pathos effect works really well. Prime example being when he writes, “Recently an acquittal was overturned and a bus driver was sentenced to death for murder based only on circumstantial evidence” (Reyes 183). The authors use of this statement more effectively gets out his point along with using facts and an emotional understanding. This essay was a lot more clear and effective than the first because of how the author uses and explains his facts
Alejandro Reyes, author of “Rough Justice” uses lot of factual evidence like number and example to support his claim effectively. An example of the evidence used is, “The statement noted that in the past five years, fourteen young men aged 18 to 21, twelve of whom were Singaporean, had been sentenced to caning for vandalism” (Reyes, 182). When the author uses straightforward evidence and explains its significance to the text, the reader tends to believe and support his claim even more. Another type of great technique he used was when he gave examples that hit a soft spot in some, using logical evidence that also gives the pathos effect works really well. Prime example being when he writes, “Recently an acquittal was overturned and a bus driver was sentenced to death for murder based only on circumstantial evidence” (Reyes 183). The authors use of this statement more effectively gets out his point along with using facts and an emotional understanding. This essay was a lot more clear and effective than the first because of how the author uses and explains his facts