1) What is the claim?
A) The main point the author is trying to make is that marijuana should be legal for recreational use in order to reduce crime and raise tax money.
B) There is a clearly stated thesis but it is at the beginning of the first paragraph when it should be at the end
2) What support does the author offer for the claim.
A) The author gives two main reasons the support the claim. First, that selling marijuana in dispensaries will raise taxes to be spent on important causes. Second, that with recreational marijuana off the list of drugs for law enforcement too look out for, they can focus of bigger issues.
B) Facts and statistics from various websites back up these claims
C) The reasons are plausible and sufficient
3) How evenhandedly does the writer present the issue?
A) Yes, a few counter arguments are acknowledged
B) The writer deals with these by presenting facts from credible sources that counter the opposite position.
C) She treats the other arguments respectfully.
D) Her arguments are appropriately qualified without sweeping judgments.
4) What authorities or sources of outside information does the writer use.
A) Each source is used with quotes from articles featured in the websites.
B) Each source is credible with sufficient facts and statistics included in each.
C) Each website is from the either 2015 or 2014
5) How does the writer address you as the reader?
A) The writer assumes that most people know what marijuana is and that it is a drug that has been illegal in most states
B) The language doesn't include the reader very much
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