And goes on to state that the execution of eight people in 1984 caused homicide percentages to grow "by 5.1 percent" (3). Burk robs the stability of his claims by stating, "but these are just tiresome facts" (3). He further states "how little the facts have to do with …show more content…
Bruck never attaches his name to any of the cases, even though "many of his defendants are prisoners under the death sentence" (1). Luckily the reader is informed that David "Bruck is a lawyer in the South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense" by a header that is injected before the essay was printed. With the lack of credentials Burk fails to solidify the cases through personal experience. His continual attack on Koch's argument merely shows his lack of tact and professionalism. (Such as "the electric chair has been a centerpiece of each of Koch's recent political campaigns") (3). Through the use of his title Burk undermines the gravity which his words were meant to