Derek Bok, former president of Harvard University, introduces his argument by initially explaining the main issue, then presenting each side’s perspectives on the problem and lastly, clarifying his personal stand. The structure of this approach gives Bok permission to present the argument and yield to the advocates of speech code enforcement that the display of Confederate banners or swastika symbols is offensive and inappropriate. In this case, Bok uses logical reasoning to explain his point against prohibition of any kind of communications and their status under the First Amendment. In spite of the fact that it seems as though Bok builds a neatly sorted, reasonable, and efficacious argument, the point of reference he uses to start his speech
