Teen Suicide Annotated Bibliography

Suicide Research: An Annotated Bibliography
1.Ollove, Michael. "Bullying Increases the Risk of Teen Suicide." Teen Suicide. Ed. Christine Watkins. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2014. At Issue. Rpt. from "Bullying and Teen Suicide: How Do We Adjust School Climate?" www.CSMonitor.com. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 8 Nov. 2016.
“Bullying Increases the Risk of Teen Suicide,” written by Michael Ollove and published in Opposing Viewpoints in Context in 2016, explains how bulling increases the risk of teen suicide. Ollove states that 1 in 3 students report bulling throughout their teen years and that this bullying can result in depression, when you feel like you are useless and do not belong anywhere. Depression is what leads …show more content…
McBride states that people commit suicide because of mental illnesses, not cause by bullying. Also, that there is no scientific evidence to prove the fact that bulling does lead to suicide. The article is targeted at a teen/adult audience – people who are curious about the topic. Because the article is informational, rationalized, easy to connect, credible, and incudes a combination of ethos, logos, and pathos it helps support its claim. The author uses a wide vocabulary and meaningful words to connect to the reader and make the claim very clear. While McBride does not have a personal background in the topic, she presents an informative view on the topic. Also, because the article was published in Opposing Viewpoints in Context it proves that it is a credible source. The tone of the source is informative but the author has a snappy/sarcastic tone to support his claim. Also because the article was published in 2016 it is a very relevant source. Compared to other sources on the topic, this article does a good job supporting the opposite side of things (the con side). This article provides realistic information to allow someone who supports this side to stop and think that bullying does not lead to suicide. This source would be helpful for con evidence on a paper with a claim that bulling does lead …show more content…
He shows this by the use of graphs, charts, and pictures. Loures states how suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people and the answer to stop it is right in front of us. The poster is targeted at a mature teen and adult level – people who would like a quick summary on the topic. Because the poster is credible, informational, rationalized, and the author incorporates the use of ethos, logos, and pathos it makes it very easy as a reader to connect. The author uses bold words, charts, graphs, and large headers to deliver his claim. While Loures does not have a personal background in the topic, he presents the information in a fun, unique way to get the reader’s attention. In addition, because the poster was published in 2014, this speaks to it credibility. The tone of the source is very informative and fun because of the way it is presented. It is very important to note that this source was published in 2014 making the information recent. Compared to other sources on the topic, this one does a good job at presenting difficult information in an easy way to comprehend. It provide enough information to allow a supporter to stop and think how bullying really does lead to suicide and that you can do something about it. This source would be helpful for using it as a source to back up your side, that bulling does lead to

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