Next Steps on Military Assaults

Next Steps on Military Sexual Assaults

The author begins by establishing his topic for discussion as a major issue. He uses statistics right from the beginning and says that they are “shocking statistics” adding to the issue of the “military’s pervasive culture of sexual misconduct”. The author uses diction such as “despite” to establish the fact that the military tries to combat these types of sexual assaults with a “zero tolerance” policy. He continues to use statistics to back up his argument as he demonstrates the devastating effects that sexual assault can have on military women. He then explains how the government is taking a stand by introducing two “promising” bills that Senator Gillibrand has proposed.  He illustrates the depth of the argument by using statistics as well as backing up his evidence with important and credible people such as Senator Kristen Gillibrand. The author concludes by addressing the fact that most aspects of military discipline  are “already badly broken” suggesting that there is something wrong with the whole system. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/opinion/next-steps-on-military-sexual-assaults.html?hp&_r=0