Wodak Argument

Not only is Newhouse’s opening statement, “No one has ever died from simply using marijuana” an incorporation of pathos, but it is also an incorporation of logos, another very powerful rhetorical strategy (1). In his statement, he implies that of the many people who have used marijuana, not one person has died. Newhouse’s opening statement is subtle and appears to be numberless, but it is a statistic nonetheless. Throughout his article, Newhouse makes references to many different statistics, all referring to marijuana.

Choose four important words used in the article, and indicate whether each word is neutral or emotionally charged. (Respond in point form.)

Campos presented a series of questions in his introduction that he used to build his argument. Were the stereotypical effects really caused by the use of marijuana? Why were the stereotypes believed so easily? Why did the media not investigate into the stereotypes? How and where did the

2b) The authors provided the reader a lot of information on the topic. Each topic was very well explored. A lot of different information on different but similar studies. The authors seemed very knowledgeable on the topic. This article lacked a few things. A clear research question and a hypothesis. The paragraphs were not clear and consist, I felt that I had to dig to get certain information. The paper was very wordy, which made me have a hard time understanding the substance.

When looking at each of the articles presented, there are defining factors that allow researchers to determine whether or not it is a scholarly or popular resource. Of the two articles, one can assert that the USA Today Article is a popular source and the article by Baker and Algorta (2016) is a scholarly source. Each of these sources has their advantages and disadvantages due to the stylistic devices employed by the writers. With the help of each article, knowledge of readers and viewers is expanded, and while there are some facets that detract from the quality of the knowledge gained, the readers benefits from the time spent reading.

Marijuana has been a debated issue for some time with many articles on the subject. The article being analyzed will be “The Truth About Medical Marijuana” by Carrie Shortsleeve, about her interview with Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly. This article will most likely piqué the interest of those who are seeking to use Marijuana as a source of treatment for their medical issues or even those that are just curious about the subject. The main focus is discussing the positive and adverse effects of the medical marijuana on society and medical patients, so Shortsleeve’s motivation of her article seems to try to give as much information as possible for her readers. So the question remains, does Shortsleeve do an adequate job of maintaining ethos, pathos, and logos

Marijuana is a controversial topic that is currently shocking the economy. Dr. Marco Leyton deciphers the pros and cons of marijuana, also known as cannabis, in his article "Legalizing Marijuana". The article, located on the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NCBI) website, begins with the risks associated with cannabis use. After talking about the neurobiological and medicinal effects, he focuses on marijuana's history with the law. He does this by stating statistics like, "Most prominently, an estimated 10% of users are arrested at one point in their lives"(Leyton).

Thesis: There is a significant amount of attention in today’s world on weather or not to legalize marijuana. The prohibition of marijuana is holding up the improvement of social and economic developments.

Marijuana is a drug that is an ongoing issue in the United States for many years debating about whether it should be legal, so in 2010 the state of California proposed the “Tax, Regulate, and Control Cannabis Act” for voters to vote on which would make marijuana illegal. Charles Stimson, a former assistant U.S. Attorney specializing in crime, had strong opinions about what he thought about the issue and was paid to write an article by the Heritage Foundation where he could voice his opinion about legalized marijuana. In his article “Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Should Just Say No,” Charles Stimson tries to persuade his audience, voters of California, that they should vote against legalized marijuana. He tries to persuade his audience

“Research Supports Medicinal Marijuana” was written by Rick Weiss and published by the Washington Post on Tuesday, February 13, 2007. The argument the author is trying to convey in this article is that new research is is being conducted that concludes and proves that medical cannabis is in fact beneficial for patients and does have medical properties. Weiss’s conclusion is that the government should allow more research into medical cannabis and the DEA should reschedule cannabis to a schedule two drug because of the studies conducted. Weiss’s main study discussed in his article was a five day study with patients in a hospital ward. Patients would smoke three cannabis cigarettes a day, with over half of them having pain relief because of the

What are the main ideas and/or issues of the article as it relates to the chosen topic?

Although, he doesn’t have a long and extensive background in writing articles for magazines and journals, his writing is powerful and he wants you to question his credibility just so he can knock down the wall again. What message does the article convey to the reader? The author shows clear evidence throughout the article showing that marijuana can aid people that are in severe pain but it is sometimes vague in the point why this topic is touchy to some. Joe introduces the fact that citizens will have their own bias in other articles including his, “Civic Issues America’s Special Relationship,” but does not go in depth whether the style of this paper was a persuasive essay; it was clearly organized and has reasoning for his beliefs. A persuasive essay was the most beneficial for his argument that decimalization of marijuana would be a positive thing. The style of writing that he used aimed to persuade a certain group of people that in today’s society decimalization of marijuana for medical purposes would be a positive thing in his opinion based on his research. Kearns uses declarative sentences to express his point of view on the

In the society we live in, everybody wants to be right. People will have their own unique stance on any controversial subject, and marijuana is no different. Marijuana is a very important topic of discussion especially in the current election season. The drug is discussed on television, social media, and virtually everywhere on the internet. In the article “This Is Why Marijuana Should Be Legal Everywhere” associate viral content editor for The Huffington Post, Renee Jacques, challenges traditional notions of the prohibition of marijuana by brilliantly using rhetorical appeals to persuade you to join the majority. Contrary to Jacques, John Hawkins, writer for www.townhall.com, takes a different stance in his article “5 Reasons Marijuana Should Remain Illegal” holding tight to the traditional, negative view of the drug by using a mixture of logos and pathos to make you question why any human with a brain would smoke cannabis. Although both writers use rhetorical strategies to persuade you to their respective side of the argument, the differing degrees the authors use those strategies renders Jacques’ article much more persuasive to a general audience.

The social problem of legalizing marijuana has been an issue for many years. I argue that marijuana should be legalized in all the United States. Through research it has been proven that marijuana can bring benefits to society if it were to be legalized. Benefits include, assistance to those who have health issues, reducing crimes related to drugs, as well as uplifting the economy. Marijuana has caused various issues within the minority communities, those who live within a minority community are more likely to receive jail time if caught with the drug, if Marijuana were to be legalized this would prevent minorities from becoming incarcerated. This leads to the conflict theory. The conflict theory states, that “society is in a state of perpetual conflict due to competition for limited resources. It holds that social order is maintained by domination and power, rather than consensus and conformity.” This is a social conflict because through the resource marijuana those outside of the government are making a profit, but also risking their lives because of not conforming to society. In order for this social problem to be fixed, as a citizens we need to educate those who are unaware of the benefits verses the dangers of marijuana.

The legalization of marijuana is a very controversial issue that is being debated across the United States. In the article "Going to Pot?," by Damon Linker, Linker attempts to persuade readers that legalizing of marijuana can cause more harm than help. This publication was released in November of 2001. Although two other writers, Richard Lowry and Andrew Sullivan, try to change readers beliefs Linker maintains his stance against marijuana. Without discrediting their facts he explains and defends why he feels they are wrong. The article is formal and although religion is not talked about, morals and society standards are questioned. Throughout the argument, Linker proves that effects of marijuana are detrimental to our society and