America has a free speech problem

THE NEW YORK TIMES

America has a free speech problem

The New York Times

America has a free speech problem

March 18 2022 in The New York Times

Written by The New York Times Editorial Board

Summary

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III- Comparison to other articles

I- strengths and weaknesses

II- Authors’ arguments and larger debate

I- strengths and weaknesses

Strengths :

- Polls and their analysis + testimonies

Strengths :

“The world is witnessing, in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the strangling of free speech through government censorship and imprisonment”

Strengths :

- Polls and their analysis + testimonies

- Use of a current conflict that everyone knows

- Example of how family relationships are affected

Weaknesses :

- Opinion not expressed enough - Long and repetitive - Not easy to read so not accessible to everyone

II- Authors’ arguments and larger debate

“The political left and the right are caught in a destructive loop of condemnation and recrimination around the culture of cancellation”

- Freedom of speech is the essence of democracy - Political parties put this fundamental right into question

“Ideas that go unchallenged by opposing views risk becoming weak and brittle rather than being strengthened by tough scrutiny”

- Debates help to develop critical thinking

“You can’t consider yourself a supporter of free speech and be policing and punishing speech more than protecting it”

- Liberals used to defend free speech but now they are the ones who condemn the conservatives

III- Comparison to other articles

My article

Arrow's article

Opinion more neutral Arguments based on polls and testimonies Against limitation on free speech

Opinion very clear Arguments about events that happened on twitter In favour of limitation on free speech -

SimilaritiesBoth about current events

My article

Chloe's article

Relies on the Constitution Refers to current movements

Mention of the Constitution Focused on current events

Differences Rather neutral while mine is more expressed

Sources :

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/opinion/cancel-culture-free-speech-poll.html?searchResultPosition=10

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