Thus, Crain's argument appears to be stronger due to the clarity and specificity of his example. Furthermore, Crain’s argument presents more effective statistics regarding the decline in reading habits. Crain cites a decline in Americans reading levels in the span of 10 years to have “fell to fifty- four percent”, compared to over half the population it previously was. His statistical numbers make his argument appear more established as it prevails, the fall in reading levels is clearly evident. However, Carter’s argument insufficiently claims that an increase in non-readers would “bode ill for the nation's future”, without any statistics to support there is a downward trend to begin with, making his argument lack persuasiveness and credibility. Thus, Crain’s argument is more reliable as it includes sufficient, statistical evidence to support its claim of the decline of non-readers. Although Carter’s argument appeals to the reader's emotions by depicting dialogue between two teenage girls and their desires to read, it lacks statistical evidence to support the claim of a decline of teenage
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