How would one might feel if their rights were taken away despite having no constitutional writing that states that those privileges are revoked? Step into the shoes of a prisoner or felon who is eventually going to come back into the regular American life but is prohibited from having his say as to how his country should be run. Corey Brettschneider wrote his article “Why Prisoners Deserve the Right to Vote” for the Politico Magazine in 2016, detailing his views as to why prisoners should be able to vote, as his title stated, and suggested what should be done. Brettschneider effectively presented a logical argument through the use of an image, premises, appeals, and the overall structure.
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Centered in the middle of the first page lay an …show more content…
How packed together the inmates are also suggested how their living conditions are and how they were treated — as herds of cattle or sheep, mere animals being pushed around the barnyard but in this case a prison. All of …show more content…
He presented premises that he backed with supporting evidence and warrants. Creating a feasible essay through this pattern made it so that his reasons on why prisoners should be allowed to vote were clarified and smoothly presented to the audience. This arrangement kept Brettschneider from presenting solely his opinion. If he had presented just his own opinion, the text could be deemed as invalid or not rational because there would have been no supporting evidence. The evidence he provided does not skew from his position and properly ties into his reasonings. Specifically, Brettschneider used deductive reasoning throughout the essay which brought the audience in on a large overruling statement that prisoners should be allowed to vote and slowly broke the position down into specific reasons as to how it would benefit not only the prisoners but also the rest of the country. In a bold statement, Brettschneider included exemplar reasoning by comparing prisoners nonexistent right to vote to that of slaves. He stated that “prisoners cannot vote, yet they’re often counted in the population” (Brettschneider, 2016) and declared that this “policy resembles the Constitution’s notorious three-fifths clause” (Brettschneider, 2016). The audience can contend this to be true, thus making his argument not only more compelling but also easier to understand or grasp. Through the pattern of premises then
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Centered in the middle of the first page lay an …show more content…
How packed together the inmates are also suggested how their living conditions are and how they were treated — as herds of cattle or sheep, mere animals being pushed around the barnyard but in this case a prison. All of …show more content…
He presented premises that he backed with supporting evidence and warrants. Creating a feasible essay through this pattern made it so that his reasons on why prisoners should be allowed to vote were clarified and smoothly presented to the audience. This arrangement kept Brettschneider from presenting solely his opinion. If he had presented just his own opinion, the text could be deemed as invalid or not rational because there would have been no supporting evidence. The evidence he provided does not skew from his position and properly ties into his reasonings. Specifically, Brettschneider used deductive reasoning throughout the essay which brought the audience in on a large overruling statement that prisoners should be allowed to vote and slowly broke the position down into specific reasons as to how it would benefit not only the prisoners but also the rest of the country. In a bold statement, Brettschneider included exemplar reasoning by comparing prisoners nonexistent right to vote to that of slaves. He stated that “prisoners cannot vote, yet they’re often counted in the population” (Brettschneider, 2016) and declared that this “policy resembles the Constitution’s notorious three-fifths clause” (Brettschneider, 2016). The audience can contend this to be true, thus making his argument not only more compelling but also easier to understand or grasp. Through the pattern of premises then