UC system banning smoking from all campuses

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20099857-10391704.html

        The article “UC system banning smoking from all campuses” written by Erin Allday from the San Francisco Chronicle website, on the University of California banning smoking from their campus. The authors purpose on this article was to persuade. Since the author is writing to persuade, he gives positive outcomes on the ban of cigarettes. To help persuade the reader to think that this smoking ban is a good thing, he uses facts and statistics slated towards the banning of smoking on college campuses; such as “Smoking rates are even lower in the UC system - about 10 percent of employees and about 8 percent of students smoke regularly, according to a UC Office of the President report.” This quote also supports how the author uses logos in his article.

       

        I believe that the authors point of view is in favor of the smoking ban, even though he doesn’t directly state it. The word choice of this article does not tell what side he is on, but the use of quotes only shows the positive outcomes of the smoking ban. While reading the article I did not find any emotional tone or text features that helped me analyze the author’s viewpoint. There were a few parts of the articles that helped me understand that the author was supporting  the smoking ban; one quote that illustraded this is " ‘This is a very important milestone in California’ said Colleen Stevens” another is when he quotes “ ‘If young people can stop smoking, or never start smoking, before they reach their late 20s, they will be unlikely to ever develop the habit as older adults, said Dr. Stanton.' " Both of those quotes the author used are positive towards his point of view and they are credible sources.

        

        The article is accurate, but since the author’s purpose is to persuade, he isn’t giving both sides of the argument. If I were searching for an article about smoking bans, I would use this source. For instance, the author doesn’t present both sides, but has very powerful information, and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to understand the benefits of having a smoking ban.