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PLANNING AN ARGUMENT PAPERDrunk Driving
By Isabel DeFeo at Frederick Community College
Copyright ©2011
TOPICS ALREADY COVERED THROUGH PAST TWO PAPERS
Drunk Driving: The Extent
Effects of Drunk Driving: Beyond the Accident
POSSIBLE THESIS Drunk driving is wrong,
irresponsible, and wastes many lives.
In order to reduce drunk driving in the United States, we need tougher legislation, better enforcement, and a higher rate of conviction and incarceration.
Drunk driving rates will not decrease until there is cooperation between legislators, law enforcement, and judges.
THESIS WINNER
In order to reduce the rate of drunk driving in the United States, we need tougher legislation, better enforcement, and a higher rate of conviction and incarceration.
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OUTLINE – THE THREE MAIN POINTS
OUTLINE – THE SUPPORTING POINTS (1)
OUTLINE – THE SUPPORTING POINTS (2)
OUTLINE – THE SUPPORTING POINTS (3)
GOOD ARGUMENTS ARE BALANCED
What are possible objections to each of these main points of the outline?
1. Tougher legislation2. Better enforcement3. Judicial conviction
GOOD ARGUMENTS ARE BALANCED
Possible objection: One person wrote about the
inability of people to measure their own intoxication levels and that the strict law in California is too harsh because judging one’s level of intoxication is complex and difficult. (http://www.cockeyed.com/science/breathalyzer/breathalyser01.shtml)
How I would refute: Regardless of how complex measuring
intoxication levels are, people should practice reasonable drinking and adhere to the guidelines given out for time, amount, weight, and height. And when in doubt, just don’t drink and drive.
GOOD ARGUMENTS ARE BALANCEDObjection: Some people claim that the
breathalyzer is not accurate enough in judging one’s level of intoxication – blood samples are more reliable. (http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Drivingissues/1104284869.html ).
How I would refute: Law enforcement uses more
than just the results of a breathalyzer test in determining whether someone is too intoxicated to drive. A person will not be convicted simply on a breathalyzer test result.
GOOD ARGUMENTS ARE BALANCED
Objection: Some people claim that
harsh penalties like incarceration for the first offense is too harsh – it disrupts families and can result in people losing their sources of income. (http://www.blog.duiattorney.com/)
Refutation: Tougher penalties are
necessary. One time of driving drunk can result in the death of an innocent driver.
BUILD YOUR ARGUMENT WITH DETAILS
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