Source: Hansen, B. (2002, April 12). Cyber-crime. CQ Researcher, 12, 305-328. Retrieved June 2, 2008, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2002041200.
The enthymeme for this article is that cyber crime should result in harsher punishment because it victimizes more people in more ways and causes more damage than it has in the past.
The audiences are law makers, law enforcers, and the general public.
Because this is mostly an informative paper, the credibility and logic are very highly developed, and emotion is less important. The credibility is established through good facts and solid research. Logic is shown through comparing cyber crime, its victims and perpetrators, to street crime and corporate crime and showing that there should be no difference in punishment. Emotion is used to gain the reader's pity for the victims.
Cyber crime is the fastest growing type of crime in the US currently, so it is definitely a relevant topic. The research was directly applicable to the topic and from reliable sources. This seemed to be a very typical magazine article. It was informative. There was a definite stance taken. The author wants stricter punishment for cyber crime.
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