Group #1 or the group that discussed the legalization of
marijuana used the rhetoric tool of pathos, the appeal to our emotions and
logos, the appeal of logic. They used the appeal of pathos when Laura talked
about how medical marijuana should be legal in all states. She uses the example
of her little brother being an epileptic and how medical marijuana could
actually help him. They also brought up the story of the little girl and her
family who moved to Colorado just so that they could get medical attention for
her disease and marijuana actually helped. I found these examples rhetorically
effective. They appeal to logos while still appealing to pathos by showing the
video of the man with multiple sclerosis. It shows that medical marijuana
really can help some diseases. There is no denying it does not work because
once he takes the marijuana he can finally speak with little stuttering while
before he could barely get any words out. This appeals to logos because it
makes marijuana seem like a logical solution. It also helps us to make the
conclusion, how could marijuana be bad when we use it for medical purposes and
it actually helps more than it hurts. All in all I think this group made very
good points and it made me think about my opinion on the issue and brought up new
ideas to me.
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