*Argument: What are the consequences of legalization of medical marijuana on dependants who can gain access to the marijuana? Legalization of medical marijuana leads to substance abuse of those who don't need it for medicinal purposes because legalization of medical marijuana allows those without chronic disease to have easier access to medical marijuana.
*Audience: Parents that are pro-legalization of medical marijuana because of an illness they have.
*Goal: convince parents that legalizing medical marijuana will lead to easier access of marijuana and ultimately to substance abuse, parents should care more about the health of their children and work to fight to get a better tablet form of medical marijuana (like marinol) to be developed.
*Pathos: the intro paragraph uses pathos to grab the attention of the reader and appeal to their hope. If the reader thinks that there is no cure to their symptoms and the introduction appeals to the fact that they could be cured, this helps emphasize to them that this might be a paper worth reading.
*Logos- This appeals to the reader's logic. If your kids will be more likely to use marijuana if it was legalized, it is logical that they would not want their children to abuse this substance, so they should try to develop a different form of the medicine.
*Ethos: Because of the citing of journal articles and certain government documents, the author gains credibility in the reader's eyes, and also by citing things from studies such as the Alaska evidence that was posted in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration report.
*Sufficient: I'm not sure that this argument is sufficient. It seems like there needs to be more evidence on how marijuana actually leads to substance abuse. More research needs to support it.
*Accurate- This report is accurate in regards to the research provided because it comes from credible sources.
*Effective- While this is effective in some parts, I think that their needs to be more addressing of the counterarguments and more evidence on how the easier access of marijuana leads to substance abuse.
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