In issues there are always different opinions on topics because people look at everything differently. For example there are different views on war, politics, and crime. Here is an example of different views on ebola. There are opinions from two different authors. Those authors are John D Sutter who claims that ebola is a big problem and Declan Butler who states that the ebola outbreak is not a global threat.
Many differences rise in each of the articles. John uses what Liberia said they needed to fight the virus. They asked for 2.4 million boxes of protective gloves-- and 85,000 body bags. This has a big effect on the people who read it because it makes people feel sympathy. John got his facts from interviews from BBC and research done by Universities. This information given by him is very reliable because it is factual and not opinion based because of the sources provided. The author makes a proposal saying that we need to show the countries effected by ebola more sympathy.
Declan Butler has a different view on ebola. He states there is no global threat. he helps his claim by showing how hard it is for ebola to spread. However, he never states how big it is now and how many people are effected by it. Declan's information is reliable because he has information from health organizations and reports. However, the problems in the countries were never presented to us and how big it really is so it is not as reliable as John Sutter's information. He is almost hiding the seriousness of the problem and sugar coating it. He does also state that we need to trust health workers and trust what they say.
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