Research homework-Summary and Analysis Assignments #2
In the essay Smoking freedoms at stake, the author Joelle Babula argues that
Nevada's local government should be allowed to enforce tabacco laws stricter than the
state. Babula believes that the community should have the right to decide where they
want to be smokefree. He explains that Nevada has the weakest tabacco laws in the
United States, it allows smoking almost everywhere. Fortunately, Senate Bill 258
might change the whole situation, which the state law will allow counties and cities to
decide what kind of smoking laws they want in their communities. Babula quotes
some opinion from health specialist and people who wish to have a smokefree
environment. He aslo quotes from a Las Vegas Valley convenience store owner, who
is unhappy about the bill. Babula points out that Nevada is one of the six states that
have pre-emptive smoking laws which the local government could not impose smoking
laws stricter than the state. And those six states have a greater incidence of lung
cancer than the national average. He also quotes from the members of the Las Vegas
Chamber of Commerce that they think the local government doesn't have the
experience to make and regulate tabacco laws.
In the beginning of the essay, Babula uses a few facts to convince the audience
that Nevada has the highest rate of smoking-related diseases, and highest percentage of
adult smokers. This was due to the weakness of the tabacco laws, and that the laws
need to be reformed. For smokers, those information will not be convincing at all.
Babula might need to use more factual evidences and statistics to support his claim.
In the body of the essay, Babula quotes many statements from people who wish
to have a smokefree environment, but only quotes one statement from the opposite
view. This makes the essay less persuasive. In an a
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