The Death Penalty: Analyzing Arguments

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This paper discusses the controversial issue of capital punishment. This paper does so by reviewing and comparing two books, each imparting with a different school of thought. The first book is Koch's "Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life" and the second book is Bruck's "The Death Penalty.

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"Capital punishment is a predominant issue in modern American society, ranking high in the public consciousness with other issues like abortion and gay marriage. However, determining which camp has the better argument - either for or against capital punishment - can be difficult. We are aided in that endeavor by a dearth of literature on the subject, some of which is logical and reasoned and others that are merely passionate tirades. Two such works are Koch's "Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life" and Bruck's "The Death Penalty." The former comes down in favor of the capital punishment, while the latter does not. No matter my own assessment of the matter, it is evident that Bruck makes the more reasonable and logical argument when contrasted with Koch. First, let's consider Koch's argument. He argues that capital punishment is necessary for a variety of reasons.:

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