Rhetorical Analysis Of How The Death Penalty Saves Life

David B. Muhlhausen wrote an article “How the death penalty saves lives,” With a heading of “Capital punishment curbs criminal behavior and promotes a safer country.” Muhlhausen talks about a man named Earl Ringo Jr, his purpose was to bring the question ‘How does the death penalty saves lives,’ into people's minds. The date of this article is Sept. 29, 2014, Muhlhausen works for US New and World Report. Muhlhausen informs ages 10 and up in this article because death penalty might be a little too harsh for little kids who still do not even know what death is yet. Therefor, Muhlhausen also states examples of how the death penalty can save lives. Lastly, Muhlhausen adopted a serious and a factual tone in order to get the death penalty

Following, he used logos when he discussed how many can be saved with the death penalty, the decrease of murders and how americans view the death penalty. For example, Muhlhausen states, “[...] 61 percent Americans view the death penalty as morally acceptable, and only 30 percent disagreed.” ( Muhlhausen, pg1.)
Next, there are different writing styles used in the article, for example, diction is used a lot throughout the article. Muhlhausen uses adjectives to really get his point across and show the importance of all of it. He states, “[..] in their opposition to the death penalty, American have consistently supported capital punishment[...],” Also states, “[...] view the death penalty as morally acceptable.” ( Muhlhausen, pg1.) Muhlhausen uses logos to show the facts on how the death penalty can save lives. It shows and convinces the readers that can believe what he is saying and might make more of an impact because it is stating facts. Readers like facts they know they can trust facts. Diction is used because his words will make the article more meaningful. It emphasizes his sentences and will help the author sound like he knows what he is talking about. Eventho this article is old it still relates to today's world, there are so many murders in the world this will get people's minds thinking on what to do with them.The purpose of using all these was to appeal to almost all ages and to help everyone