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Sophie Jacob Prof. Irwin English 1120 14 February 2023 Critique Essay: David Hogg David Hogg, a gun control activist, wrote an op-ed about gun violence for Fox News, one of the most right-wing news sites. His article, “Mass Shootings Can be Stopped Only if We Work Together”, is an account of his experience in the Parkland, Florida 2018 shooting and a plea for right-wing Americans to join his fight for gun control. He uses a pathos approach and his personal experience with school shootings, adds his thoughts on the matter, and finishes with an attempt to find common ground, with the hope that his message will reach conservative America. Hogg heavily utilizes pathos in his argument. His article begins by describing what losing a loved one in …show more content…

Most of his readers are right-wing conservatives, so he highlights the similarities between the readers and himself to make his point known. He is not out to take away their Second Amendment rights and shows this by saying that “...the movement I helped to start has been pro-Second Amendment from day one” (Hogg 2022). To create change, Hogg explains that opposing political parties need to listen to each other to find solutions. He then calls on his readers to march with him in a protest of gun violence, and acknowledges that people from every side of the argument want to put an end to gun violence, and keep their loved ones …show more content…

There needs to be more restrictions on who can buy guns, and there should also be a better way of educating people on gun safety. If there was a better system of background checks and mental health screenings, I do not believe the rate of gun violence and mass shootings would be as high as it is today. The government is not taking action quickly enough, and this issue is being pushed to the side. Hogg’s view that people from all political backgrounds should converse about this issue is also something I agree with, as I do not think Congress will not listen if all the public does is argue. If everyone stops and listens to each other, they will find that they have more in common than they think, which is what Hogg tries to prove in his

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