Argumentative Essay: The Act Of Torture In My Family

EVALUATION-Sukriti
The act of torture is something my family often has discussions about, since this is one of the controversial topics my family is passionate about. Like most people, some of my family members are against it, while others are for it. Growing up hearing about these discussions, left me feeling extremely curious, however unlike my parents and other family members, I wasn’t confident and couldn’t decide whether I was for or against torture. Therefore, after finding out that one of the options we could use as our topics for our editorial was torture, I was naturally and obviously intrigued. Therefore, I decided to take the opportunity to look at torture from both perspectives in hopes of being able to finally decide whether I am for or against this controversial topic.

Surprisingly, I was able to easily have access to reliable sources that provided information I was looking for and was able to get all my tasks finished on deadlines I had set for myself. However, the main problem I faced was choosing a position. It was extremely difficult for me to choose whether I am for or against torture, because the information I collected for those two areas were equally strong and convincing. However, after finishing all of my research, I made up the decision to go for torture. I chose to go for torture, because personally I always believed, and still do, that even though torturing is a harsh punishment, the result will end up with many innocent lives being saved, which I believe is extremely important. However, the fact that torture is such a cruel form of punishment always prevented me from fully supporting torture. However, as the research process went by, I learned that even though torturing is defying one of the human rights, it is justifiable, because it helps uphold the other major human rights, for example the right to live in a safe environment. Fortunately as I completed more research, I realized just