The number of murders committed by youth has been drastically increasing these past years. This is of course very concerning. The topic is being researched and discussed eagerly among professors, doctors, psychiatrists, and other professionals. A lot of this research has been gathered in this article in an attempt to understand why the young kill.
The article was published on the 2nd of May in 1999. It was published in Newsweek. It is a news magazine with its base in New York, but the magazine is distributed all over the United States and Canada. The article was written by journalist Sharon Begley, she has also written a lot of other scientific articles published in Newsweek as well as in other papers.
The article tries to give an explanation as to why the young kill. The article takes into account the genes that you have inherited from your parents and ancestors, as well as the quality of your upbringing and the effects it can have on a child in the future if their first years are rough. This is called nature and nurture.
The journalist has a lot of knowledge of the subject, this is reflected in the language and in the style of writing in the article. It is quite formal, and the language can seem complex because science is being discussed, and therefore some scientific terms are bound to be used. She starts by explaining the subject herself and then goes on to substantiate by using the findings of doctors and professors. Throughout the text, the journalist uses Aristotle’s ethos a lot, and in some cases she also uses logos.
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