Part 1 of Essay
Regardless of how barbaric it may be, the electric chair should remain the source of execution used by the state of Florida. It has served as a valid execution tool for the last seventy-five years and there is no reason why it should not continue to do so. In the editorial, “New ‘Old Sparky’ isn’t Acceptable,” Earl Mauck ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... and suggests alternative actions such as lethal injections. Nevertheless, his view is very bias and provides argumentative grounds for the audience at hand. Earl Maucker has chosen to write about a controversial topic that is in the back of most reader’s minds. Therefore, it is not very hard for him to quickly gain the interest of several readers. However, his credibility is another issue. As a newspaper columnist for the Sun Sentinel, Maucker has minimal credibility. As an editor, he makes ....