Topic: Should Smoking be Banned?
Argument 3: Attitudes of Smokers
-Start before age 20
-most need approval to smoke
-about 500,000 deaths per year
-people who smoke become irritable and have mood swings
Argument 2: Exercise and Physical Fitness
-decline in exercise with people that smoke
-smokers workout less than people who stopped smoking or do not smoke
-smokers have a higher percentage of body fat
-people that are heavier and smokers are more likely to quit smoking
Argument 1: Damages to the Body and Environment
-primary organ effected: lung
-diseases: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
-emphysema
-refractory asthma
-chronic bronchitis
-38% of litter is from cigarettes
-harming of sea animals and wildlife
-air pollution
Counter argument:
-loss of jobs
-100 million people work for the tobacco industry
-industry is helping people find new jobs