In "Resort to Fear", published in the book December 13: Terror over Democracy, Chomsky argues that fear has been a powerful weapon that has been used to force a population into compliance by a ruler. He writes to the readers of this book who are interested in the terrorist attacks perpetrated on the country of India. Chomsky relies on historical information to make his argument, and he starts the article with several examples of very turbulent times in our history to keep the reader's attention. The use of "we" at times throughout the text is used to draw the reader into the argument, which may cause the reader to be more amenable to his point of view. Chomsky's purpose is the convince the reader's that his argument is worth considering,
