The article provides numerous reasons why the United States and Great Britain should introduce the death penalty. O'Sullivan addresses all the major counterarguments when explaining his conclusion to his audience. His supporting evidence includes death penalty decisions in history and many other statistics. Emotional terms, incorrect cause and effect scenarios, and/or point of view are other ways the author conveys his or her opinion to the audience. The article begins with an overarching theme that dismissed O'Sullivan's piece: Does the death penalty adequately punish certain crimes? or increases murder and crime (O'Sullivan 1). Kidnapping and murder cases in California and Great Britain are examined on this question and later used as a reason why the death penalty is necessary. The author states that in both cases the vast majority of public opinion votes in favor of imposing the death penalty (O'Sullivan 2). The method of opposition to the death penalty by political elites in both countries will soon be compared. Britain had more vocal opposition and California took a more subtle approach, adding a dragged out appeals process to the ruling. Five reasons most often used by opponents of capital punishment are listed next, followed by a rebuttal. The author considers them formidable and necessary due to an “antidemocratic contempt for majority opinion” (O'Sullivan 9). The predominant reference used to refute the previous reasons cites the sanction inflicted on the Nazis and Communists. On the first point, the author attempts to present his argument with partial statements and less emotionally charged language. For example, O'Sullivan describes opponents of the death penalty as having understood “that they have since needed the form… middle of paper… of Britain. Before writing his piece. It almost goes without saying, a lot has changed in Britain since then. The author's argument assumes that actions today will reflect actions from years ago. Once again, the author's flawed logic reduces the quality of his argument. “Deadly Stakes” is a controversial but poorly supported article. Addresses the main and most important arguments of abolitionists. However, the responses to the opposition were full of too many logical errors which gave them less substance. The author made his overall point in the body of his article, but the use of emotionally charged language, incorrect cause and effect, and personal appeals to his sources made his points weak. Works Cited O'Sullivan, John. “Stamped fatally”. National online review. National Review, August 30, 2002. Web February 14. 2012