For the second year in a row, life expectancy in the United States has fell. This hasn't happened since 1962 and 1963, when it also dropped in two consecutive years. The author, Maggie Fox, believes that drug overdoses may be to blame. As our life expectancy is dropping, drug use is rising. In 1999, only 6.1 out of every 100,000 people died from drug overdose. In 2016, that number jumped to 19.8 deaths out of every 100,000, totaling over 63,000 deaths from overdose. Infant mortality rates barely changed in 2016, which supports the fact that the decreasing life expectancy is in part due to drugs, because most babies are not doing drugs. Fox' tone in the article is very informative. She appeals to logos by using an abundance of facts and statistics relating to the topic. Her article is not biased as she does not include her own opinion or lean towards one side of the argument. This article also appeals to pathos for some people. Knowing that drug overdose death are on the rise may encourage people to stop doing drugs, because they don't want to die. The author's purpose is to inform Americans of where we are heading. If we continue to live a lifestyle filled with drugs, our life expectancy will continue to drop.
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