In the paper, the author makes the claim in the first and the second paragraphs that the book banding, which is still exsit in the shools in the U.S, has negative consequences. Since students are limited to read what they choose, they have less opportunities to expend their knowlege and think about controversial issues.
After providing a brief history of book banning, the writer comes up with clear counterarguments and objects them in the persuasive way one by one. One of the opposite voices is "the dangers of political open-mindedness". Some censors thinks that this kind of book will lead the readers expecially young adults to become anti-American extremists and hold the immoral points of veiw. The author objects it by saying the implication of removing book is more dangerous than the implication of allowing people read them. It is necessary for students to learn to think objectively so that the innovation and revolution, which are the power of human's development, are made possibly.
The other two counterarguments are about religion in education and challenging norms. The author cites some professional words or opinion to herself rejecting the counterarguments. What is more, there are many quotations from famous writers hold the same opinion as the author do.
By objecting all the possible counterarguments with the strong reasons and evidences, I think the author did a great job in persuasion.
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