Analysis Of Bogard's Argument
In this passage Bogard uses hard facts and examples to support his argument. He believes that darkness is something that should be treasured before it "runs out". "Today, though, when we feel the closeness of nightfall, we reach quickly for a light switch." Here Bogard begins building an argument by listing one thing people do to avoid darkness he further on follows it by naming a couple of disorders caused by artificial light. Darkness provides our bodies with support by producing the hormone melatonin, keeping certain cancers and disorders away from the human body. In the first three paragraphs Bogard tries getting his point across by showing the reader a couple of negative effects artificial light, or "avoiding" darkness gives us. Following