"Death and Justice"

Directions:

• Click on "Death and Justice Links to an external site." and read the article.
• The reason we look at this article is to show students how rebuttal works.
• Answer the questions in complete sentences.
• Explain your answers.
• You will receive 10 points for answering the questions.

1.  At the beginning of the article, Koch talks about two murderers who lecture us on the death penalty.  What purpose do these stories serve?
2. What format does this argument follow, rebuttal throughout or block?
3. What is Koch's thesis statement? 
4. What are some of Koch’s most compelling arguments?
5. What is his most convincing evidence?
6. Is this a biased argument?

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Links to an external site. by Lynn McClelland.