Balloons Controversy

Can balloons really harm you? Some might say balloons are dangerous and can injure you but they're wrong.This controversy was discussed in and video,”California AIms to ban Metallic Balloons to Reduce Power Outages,” an article “Balloons Bring Joy to Millions,” by Theo Lewis,and another article,”Parties Can Be Fun Without Balloons,” by Natalie Romero. All three of the sources supported their side of the argument by addressing the same audience, similar tone, and equivalent information. To begin with, all three sources address the same audience, specifically those people who may buy or sell balloons. Although the authors don’t call the intended audience by name, it is clear they are addressing balloon buyers and sellers because There the one
who buy balloons and sell. A similarity between the video and “Balloons Bring Joy to millions. ” is that both sources use logos rhetorical appeal. The video uses logos it says Balloons = $250 million/Year. The article “Balloons Bring Joy to Millions.” used logos when it says 5-7% of world's helium supply is used to inflate balloons.A similarity between “Balloon Bring Joy to Millions.” and “Parties Can Be Fun Without Balloons.” is they both are Biased.”Parties can be fun without balloons is biased for banning balloons and “Balloons bring joy to millions is biased because their against banning balloons.The authors is trying to prove their side right so they can get the audience on their side.
Although they were similarities they are also many differences authors use to present or support their claim.A difference between the video and “Parties can be fun without balloons” is “Parties can be without balloons” used pathos and the video didn’t.According to the article “parties can be fun without balloons” it restate “When those balloons came down they can harm wildlife.” These shows that the article had pathos but the video didn’t have pathos.A difference between “parties can be fun without balloons” and “balloons bring joy to and million” is they both have different claims. The article “Parties can be fun without balloons claim is yes for banning balloons and “Balloons bring joy to millions” is against banning balloons.This proves that they have different claims.
While analyzing and evaluating the sources, it is clear that the authors used a variety of techniques to present their arguments about banning balloons.There were many similarities and differences in all three sources.