PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHY CONGRESS SHOULD LEGALIZE POT
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.”
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.”
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
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.