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Words Hurt just like Guns Although I agree with Rokyo about guns and how they should be banned I feel that he could have worded the article in a completely different way. I feel that when you are arguing a position being sarcastic and ultimately rude isn’t the way to go about it. I love his argument to what others have argued in the past but if you come off a rude it’s going to make what you’re arguing have less of an affect. People won’t respect your opinion as much if they feel attacked or belittled by what you are saying. Rokyo ends his article with the question, “How will severe punishment for the killer bring back the life of that 12-year-old boy?” and I think that’s one of his most compelling argument there is because that fact is is

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