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Pathos In Gun Control

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Throughout the book, the target reader would likely continue to be infuriated. He/she would likely feel outraged as he/she learns that many “facts” about guns are really lies. He/she would also likely feel outraged when he/she discovers the times that a gun could have saved someone. For example, college student Amanda Collins had a concealed-carry license, but she was not allowed to take her gun with her to college; she “was brutally raped inside a parking garage, less than one hundred feet from campus authorities” (102). Rape is a very heinous and horrific crime, and any sane person would want to reduce the possibility of that crime occurring. Through Beck’s use of pathos, Beck incites anger and concern in his target readers and encourages them to strongly oppose gun control. Control is a book that definitely has its strengths. One strength is that Beck includes a section in the title page of the book that contains the book’s researchers and contributors. Beck also mentions in “Author’s Note” that he and his staff “watched countless hours of cable news and read hundreds of newspaper columns and articles” (1-2). Plagiarism is a major problem in today’s literary world; by not taking sole credit for all the information obtain, Beck helps to lessen this problem. The major strength of the book, however, is the massive amount of content that Beck provides. This vast array of knowledge adequately supports many of Beck’s points and the “Notes” section adequately supports

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