AustinStanfield

Mr.Sallow
English11
19November2015
SchoolStartingTime
Peoplewhoargueforschoolstartingtimesarebiasandyoucantellbecausetheyuse
deductivelogic.Articlesusedeductivelogicbecausetheyjustassumethingsaboutdifferent
peopleorjustdoshortstudiesthatdontshowlongtermeffects.Theyassumethingsbyjumping
toconclusionsaboutpeople'sdailylivesandnotconsideringeveryone'sindividualscenario.Not
everybodygoesstraighthomeafterschool.Theydontconsiderpeoplewhomighthavejobsor
beinafterschoolactivities.Sinceyoustartlaterthatmeansyouwouldhavetoendlater.Doing
thiswouldalsomeanthateitheryouschedulethingsyouneedtodosuchasextracurricular
activities,youjob,homework,ormaybechoreslaterthanyouhavetonow.Thatmeansyou
mightnotgetdonewiththoseuntillatersoyouwouldbegoingtobedlater.

Notonlydoarticlesusedeductivelogicbuttheyalsousepathos.Articlesusepathosby
sayingthingsthatmakeyoufeelbadforkidssuchashavingtowakeupearlyandtheycant
functionproperly,kidswillbetiredallday,ornotbefocusedthroughouttheday.Itdoesnot
mentionthekidsandteacherswhoareperfectlyfinewithstartingearlyandcanfunction
properly.Itonlymentionspeoplewhohaveaproblemwithhowitcurrentlyisandwhoitwould
benefitthemost.

Articlesarguethesebysayingstudentsandteacherswhohavetowakeupearlywon'tbe
abletohavethefocustheyneedthroughouttheday.Iftheydonthavethefocustheyneedthen
thedailytaskstheydomightnotbedoneaseasy.Thisisalsodeductivelogic.LikeIsaid,the
waythingscurrentlyaresomepeoplecanfunctionperfectlyfine.Noteverybodyisstruggling.

Articlesthatargueforschoolstartinglaterusedeductivelogicinanotherwaybecausein
teststheyperformtheyonlydoshortstudiesandtheydontnecessarilyincludeeverythingthat
theyneed.Theydidntincludepeoplewhoplaysportsorotherafterschoolactivitiesbecauseif
youstartlaterthanyouwouldalsohavetoendschoollater.Thepeoplewhoareinextra
curricularactivitiesmightbeaffectedandinthearticleitdoesntincludelongtermoreverybody
intheargument.

Writersalsousepathosbysayingthatitsbeneficialbecauseyougetmoresleepandthat
youwillhavemoretimeinthemorning.Thisargumentmakesitsoundlikeyouarentgoingto
belosinganysleepyouwillactuallygetmore.Ifyouhavetogotoschoolacertainamountof
timelaterthenthatmeansyoufinishthatmuchlater.Sincethatpushesyourschedulebackit
mayalsopushyoursleepschedulebacksoyouwouldbegettingthesameamount.

Peoplewhoarguethatschoolshouldstartearlieroratthesametimeusedeductivelogic
andpathos.Theyusepathosbytellingthereaderthatwithwithstartinglatertherewouldmore
timefordailyactivitiesandtheycouldalsobemoreawakeandaware.Somearticlessaythat
studentsfallasleepinclassbecausetheydidntgetenoughsleepandthatitishurtingtheirbody

andhowitperformsbecausetheyaresotiredbecausetheyhavetostartschoolearly.Theydont
mentionallthestudentswhoarealrightwithhowthingsarenowanddonthaveanyproblem
withstayingfocusedandontrack.

Articlesusedeductivelogicbecausetheytellusthatstartingschoollaterwouldbumpup
theaveragegradesbecausestudentswouldbemorealertandfocusedandnotfallingasleep
duringclass.Thiswouldntalwaysbethecasebecausejustbecauseyoumakethestartingtime
lateritwontalwayschangetheamountoffocusforsomekids.Alsoanotherreasonforthemnot
beingabletofocuscurrentlymightbethattheyjustdontliketheclasssotheyjustdon'tcareas
muchsotheywilljustlosefocusandworryaboutotherthings.

Notallargumentsusetoarguethatschoolshouldstartlaterarerhetoricallycorrector
makesense.Peopleneedtomakesuretheyincludeallscenariosandmakesureeverythingthey
aresayingiscorrect,alsotheyneedtomakesurethateveryoneisincludedintheirargumentso
thateveryoneisaccountedfor.

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