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Published on Nov 18, 2015

Cnn report

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHY CONGRESS SHOULD LEGALIZE POT

By Simon Whiteman, Chris Calo, Mike Lagrange, and Matt Freed
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Claim
P4 S3- “Any society that professes to value liberty should leave adults free to consume marijuana.”

And again P13 S2- “The best approach is to remove marijuana from the list of drugs regulated by the CSA, the federal law that governs prohibition.”

Once more P21 S2-3 “The public and their state governments are on track to rectify this terrible policy. Here’s hoping Congress catches up.”

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Appeal
-This argument is mostly an appeal to logos, the author uses evidence and deduction to make his claim

-Ex. P6 S2 “since commercialization of medical marijuana in 2009 and since -legalization in 2012, marijuana use, crime, traffic accidents, education and health outcomes have all followed their pre-exiting trends.”

-Ex. P7 S1 “The strong claims made by legalization critics
are not borne out of data.”

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Modes of Discourse
-Primarily an argumentative piece

-Argument made through
-Laws
-History
-Policies

Rhetorical Strategies
-Cause and effect
-Description which leads to:
-Definition
-Classification
-Examples
-Comparison

EVIDENCE

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More Evidence
-National polls now show support for legalization

-Is useful when used medically

-Could cause a boom in the economy

Effective?
-Yes
- these sources of evidence show how the legalization of marijuana has become more and more popular

Inductive Vs. Deductive

-The speaker employs inductive reasoning

-Points out the good in marijuana but also points out some of the bad.

-States what could happen if legalized, but is not 100% certain.

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