Argument: Talking and Driving

Claim:
My argument is that anyone in the state of Arkansas should be able to talk on the phone, using a head set or something similar while driving.

Evidence:
Our society lives in a phone user society. We will talk on the phone.

• Commentary 1: 82.4% of Americans were subscribed to a cell phone service in 2007, and they used their phones quite frequently.
• Commentary 2: The average age for a person to get their first cell phone is at the age of 8.

People use their phones everyday while they drive even with the laws we do have in place.

• Commentary 1: While 1/3 of all young drivers, ages 24 and under, are texting on the road, the laws about being on the phone while driving are still in effect.
• Commentary 2: Almost 50% of all drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 are texting while driving so that shows that people will break the rules to do what they want anyways.

Opposing Claims:

• The state law argues that you can not talk on the cell phone while operating a vehicle.

My Rebuttal:

• But the law is wrong because some people have important conversations they need to talk about and important business matters to talk about.

Paragraph:
 Anyone in the state of Arkansas should be able to talk on the phone, using a head set or similar device while driving. Here are a few reasons why. First of all, our society today, lives in a phone using world. We will talk on the phone. 82.4% of Americans were subscribed to a cell phone service in 2007. The average age for a person to buy their first cell phone is at the age of 8. Next, people use their phones everyday while they drive even with the laws we do have in place. While 1/3 of all young drivers, ages 24 and under, are texting on the road, the laws about being on the phone while driving are still in effect. Almost 50% of all drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 are texting while driving so that shows that people will break the rules to do what they want anyways. The state law argues that you can not talk on the cell phone while operating a vehicle. Furthermore, the law is wrong because some people have important conversations they need to talk about and important business matters to discuss. In other words, no matter what age you are, we should be able to talk on the phone while driving.

My thinking:

I think that my paragraph is a mixture of inductive and deductive reasoning. It include both reasonings in it.
Sources:

• Car Accident Cell Phone Statistics
• What percentage of people own cell phones in the US
• Children get their First Cell Phone at the age of 8