Your introductory paragraph never states your thesis and contains contractions and assumptions. Additionally, there is no topic sentence introducing any of the paragraphs, and the information is not organized. As a result, there is no structure and flow with the article. The second paragraph contains sarcasm in the sentences: "Firearms are dangerous. They kill people", which is also a logical fallacy. Another mistake in this article is the use of hyperbole which is an exaggeration and exaggeration with certainty (McClurg 81). An example is when Estes abuses words like no one, definitely and always. As a result, the author's ethics are compromised and this makes him seem unfair and distorting the facts to his readers ("The Three"). This could have been corrected if Estes had presented some possible counterarguments to his claim, organized his article with a thesis, topic sentences, credible supporting facts, and logical reasoning.
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