Summary Of The Article 'Mapping An Argument'
Mapping an Argument
CRT 205
September 22, 2013
Mapping an Argument
In this article Andrew Ferguson wrote an article called "Efforts to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Are Misguided”. He talks about a government official named Ray LaHood who is the secretary of transportation, refers to the Ban on Cell Phone use while driving not necessarily banning any distraction while driving but LaHood focuses specifically on texting and driving as if there is no other distraction that could have taken place to cause an accident or fatality. Andrew Ferguson, who is a senior editor at the Weekly Standard, says that LaHood is not focusing on the bigger picture. He further states that LaHood is not experienced enough to really give a good
insight as to why he would talk about the many distractions that cause accidents and/or fatalities on the road while driving. It is not only texting that is a distraction, but there are other areas of distraction that would cause someone to lose control of their vehicle and hit another driver. Ferguson states that LaHood ignores the studies and statistics that show the number of deaths and accidents related to these distractions are not limited to texting.
Argument: I think an argument that he raises is: “LaHood had an explanation for why the state bans had not reduced collisions. In states that banned handheld cell phone use, he said, drivers probably began using hands-free cell phones. And "research tells us hands-free is just as dangerous as handheld."
The premise of argument is LaHood had an explanation for why the state bans had not reduced collisions.
Conclusion: I think the conclusion is drivers probably began to use hands-free cell phone that is why there is no reduction in accidents.
I believe that this is his argument because he is indicating that the reason for why states had not reduced collisions was simply because drivers started using hands-free cell phones instead of holding a cellphone that is why the accidents have not been reduced even though there was a cell phone ban that was implemented. It implies that even though this has been implemented there are still accidents and fatalities occurring.
References
Ferguson, A. (2010). Efforts to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving are misguided. Detroit. Greenhaven Press.
CRT 205
September 22, 2013
Mapping an Argument
In this article Andrew Ferguson wrote an article called "Efforts to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Are Misguided”. He talks about a government official named Ray LaHood who is the secretary of transportation, refers to the Ban on Cell Phone use while driving not necessarily banning any distraction while driving but LaHood focuses specifically on texting and driving as if there is no other distraction that could have taken place to cause an accident or fatality. Andrew Ferguson, who is a senior editor at the Weekly Standard, says that LaHood is not focusing on the bigger picture. He further states that LaHood is not experienced enough to really give a good
insight as to why he would talk about the many distractions that cause accidents and/or fatalities on the road while driving. It is not only texting that is a distraction, but there are other areas of distraction that would cause someone to lose control of their vehicle and hit another driver. Ferguson states that LaHood ignores the studies and statistics that show the number of deaths and accidents related to these distractions are not limited to texting.
Argument: I think an argument that he raises is: “LaHood had an explanation for why the state bans had not reduced collisions. In states that banned handheld cell phone use, he said, drivers probably began using hands-free cell phones. And "research tells us hands-free is just as dangerous as handheld."
The premise of argument is LaHood had an explanation for why the state bans had not reduced collisions.
Conclusion: I think the conclusion is drivers probably began to use hands-free cell phone that is why there is no reduction in accidents.
I believe that this is his argument because he is indicating that the reason for why states had not reduced collisions was simply because drivers started using hands-free cell phones instead of holding a cellphone that is why the accidents have not been reduced even though there was a cell phone ban that was implemented. It implies that even though this has been implemented there are still accidents and fatalities occurring.
References
Ferguson, A. (2010). Efforts to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving are misguided. Detroit. Greenhaven Press.