The Debate of Cloning

The Debate of Cloning

Cloning is a topic that has been regularly debated in society along with other topics such as abortion and same sex marriage. Just like any good debate there are two sides to each controversial topic. Each side has strong feelings as to why cloning is good and why cloning is bad for people. To show the distinctive line between people for and against cloning two articles were analyzed. The article that was analyzed against cloning was "Secular argument against cloning," by David Sillers and was written in 2002. The article that highlights the benefits of cloning was "Benefits of Human Cloning," by Ashwini Ambekar that was written in 2009. While Sillers takes a real opinionated approach to his article Ambekar takes a more scientific and factual approach to her article.

As one begins to read Sillers article one clearly understand his point of you on the topic. The first sentence of the article is intense and right to the point. "Cloning is wrong, no matter the reason" (Sillers, David). This type of direct language allows the reader to understand the authors tone and how the author really feels about the topic. The author puts his opinion out right in front, so the reader doesn't have to read between the lines or wait to the end of the article to really understand the author's view on the topic. As Sillers takes a direct approach on his view, Ambekar takes a softer approach. She begins in her article by explaining what cloning really is. She uses facts and definitions to show how concrete her information is and gives more of a factual approach as to why cloning is good. "Human cloning is an assisted form of reproductive technology that can be carried out to create a newborn that is identical to a human being" (Ambekar, Ashwini). This is her first sentence in her article which allows the reader to get a better knowledge of what she is defending. The only recommended change for the type of language being used in both articles would be for Sillers article. His right off to the point first sentence can send the reader away and make the reader not want to read the rest of his article. He can use the same message but present it in another way where the reader doesn't feel as attacked.

When it comes to evidence the authors again take a totally different approach from each other. Sillers evidence comes from the president at the time. He uses different quotes from former President Bush as to reason why cloning is a bad choice for people. "President Bush defines his opposition to human cloning in terms of religious objections, a method often ridiculed by intellectuals" (Sillers, David). Sillers uses political figures to explain why cloning is bad and uses politics as his evidence and argument toward cloning. When researched Bush's stance on cloning, Bush is against cloning and the evidence used in