In his article, Edward Koch uses the two rhetorical appeals of emotion and logic effortlessly. ... Koch's argument about the death penalty is effective because of his use of logic. The article is logically laid out and easy to follow and also easier to understand. ... By that logic, we also trivialize rape unless we sodomize rapists" (Bruck 42). ... Both articles attempt to answer the questions of whether or not an eye for an eye still works in a modern society. ...

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Thousands will die. They are victims of senseless murder, but should the murderous felons die as well? Capital Punishment is a major controversy. Debating whether they receive execution or spend the rest of their ruined lives rotting in a jail cell seems pointless. The government throws away these h...

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However, deterrence is not the question when you are looking at the retributive value of capital punishment. ... These illegal actions usually stem from drunkenness or a short term loss of logic thinking which can be attributed to anger. The death penalty it would seem would logically deter crime, but the problem is that most murderers are unplanned and are not a result of logic. ...

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