Summary Of Bag Ban Bad For Freedom And Environment

In the passage from “Bag Ban Bad for Freedom and Environment”, the author, Adam B. Summers, makes an interesting case on why plastic bags should not be banned.Throughout the passage, Summers uses many examples and comparisons to describe how our world is not necessarily being harmed from plastic bags and that there are other uses for paper bags that would not be fulfilled if the bags were to be banned. He uses evidence, reasoning, and persuasive language and word choice to build his argument and persuade his audience that plastic bags should not be banned. In order to make his argument valid, Summers uses evidence and comparisons to support his claims. He uses facts and examples to reinforce several points and topics he makes throughout the passage. One specific example of this method is shown where Summers introduces his a point in paragraph three about the theory of plastic bags harming the planet and marine life. He quickly contradicts this theory by providing statistics from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency showing

Most of his reasoning serves to transition between one example and another and keep the passage flowing. Most of this transitional reasoning can be seen in his introductory paragraphs right before Summers includes a supportive example. Summers uses reasoning to also try and connect with the reader by describing common everyday scenarios and explaining how the ban of plastic bags would affect the average individual. This would, in turn, have a personal effect on the reader and trigger the reader to think about how this topic applies to them in their daily lives, causing the reader to feel more connected and more interested in the topic. In using reasoning, Summers keeps the passage flowing and the audience interested and connected, and only increases this connection with his persuasive sentence structure and word