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I Am One
Communication is the key to passing the message from one person to the other. We all need to air our views and have our concerns addressed. Hence, it is important for a person to be able to use the three modes of persuasion effectively to convince the target. One may manage to persuade the audience through his or her credibility or by stirring the emotions of the audience or by stating some truths and facts in their speech. In the article I’m One, Archie Anderson is concerned about how the government is determined to ban smoking in the workplace. He uses ethos to persuade the audience to see his point. He says that he is living in a free country where an adult has the right to choose what to do which also includes smoking. However, he realizes that it is unethical to blow smoke on ones face. He does support the seclusion of special smoking places at the workplace and restaurants (Anderson 328). A tax increase of 800% on cigarettes obviously is too high which is not fair for the smokers.
One can almost feel the negative effect the government will have if it is allowed to take control of everything that the public does. If the government bans liquor, fast foods, and buttermilk, it is likely to create anger and unease to the citizens since these are commodities which they often use daily. This is an effective use of pathos as the audience will not only view the ban in a smoker’s perspective but would also see the other possible effects.

Imposing a ban in all places where there are ten or more people visiting the place in one week is equitable to a complete ban. Most workplaces have more than ten people. Visitors at home increase the number of people visiting the house. Building a well-ventilated room in all these places is expensive and unaffordable (Anderson 328). As a matter of fact, these factors seem to prohibit smoking in all areas.
Arches Anderson is an honest person. He does not hide the fact that he is a smoker who smokes out of his own will. He also wants his right to continue smoking wherever he is as long as he does not blow smoke on ones face. He is also a confident person who believes that the smokers can handle their own issues without the interference of the government. He is positive that they can smoke responsibly and optimistic that they can work everything out so that they co-exist peacefully with the non-smokers.
Anderson is supposed to appeal to the audience by convincing them that the smokers can smoke without affecting those around them. He needs to give them facts about how the government prohibiting or banning smoking will eventually affect even those who do not smoke. He needs not to apologize for being a smoker but show them that he is worth being listened to and demonstrate how the government was being unjust. His target audience is the public. These are the citizens who feel that that smoking is affecting their general health. They are the same people who the government is trying to protect. Hence, he needs to create a good relationship with them and to make them understand the smokers rather than condemning them. In so doing, the public will support the smokers and convince the government to lift the ban and not to impose the high taxes.

Work Cited
Anderson, Archie. “I’m One Of America’s 45 Million Smokers. I’m Not A Moaner Or A Whiner. But I’m Getting Fed Up. I’d Like To Get The Government Off My Back..” 328. Print.