Driving Under Influence of Marijuana #1

http://www.livescience.com/51450-driving-on-marijuana-alcohol-dangerous.html

Driving with a Marijuana High: How Dangerous Is It?

• Who said it (Author?)

Benjamin Hansen, Economist at University of Oregon

• From what point of view? (Author/Context)

Scientific research, his point of view is saying that although it is best to drive sober, driving high is proven to be safer than driving drunk.

• To Whom? (Reader/Audience)

Anyone interested in this issue

• According to what principles? (Any professional contexts or constraints?)

The studies performed testing the abilities of people who had smoked a certain amount of weed were scientifically based, but they are constrained by the fact that they cannot tell people to smoke and drive, they must also caution the audience against it. 

• Against whom? To what end? With what financing? With what type of proof?

Studies are proof of their claim

• Which principles that you are learning in They Say/I Say are being followed? Any ignored or absent?

The article quotes several studies and professionals to support evidence.

• This week, take note of anything you notice about the rhetorical uses of color in the articles, or whether other non-textual elements contribute to the articles' purpose. (See in-class lesson for more information on this.)

There is a picture of a big pot leaf at the beginning. There are ads around the article.