Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Argument of Fact
The article I chose is called 'Small Ohio towns play a hefty role' from USA Today. This articled discusses how rural areas of Ohio may be the deciding factor in the election. This is idea is based on the importance Ohio had in the 2004 election and the changing views of the citizens of Ohio. It talks about how John Kerry won many of the urban areas, but this couldn't offset President Bush's gains from rural towns. McCain and Obama are both fighting for these areas in order to lock in the win. The article says that McCain has an advantage, but it will be hard for him to match the numbers that Bush received in 2004. If Obama can switch enough voters from Republican to Democrat, he will be able to win Ohio. This articles fulfills the qualities of an argument of fact because it looks at the numbers from the 2004 election in order to back up its claim of the importance of Ohio. There are many examples of evidence throughout the article with different statistics and percentages.
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Yes, this is odd how a few can make such an impact. I bet they see campaign commercials every hour. I think that you have to vote if you live in a swing state. It should be a law.
My article said that Ohio would be a big player in deciding the election, too! I wonder if the voters care more up there because they know they play such a strong role? They should!
My article focused in on the states that will most likely decide the election, and Ohio was one of them. If you look at the voting history of the last election by county, instead of state, you'll notice that almost every rural area outside of New England votes red, while the major cities vote blue.
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