About the article "Alone at a time of danger"

This is about how the author is trying to persuade readers in the article “Alone at a time of danger.” He starts his opinion by explaining one example that really struck him. He suggests that one man who was interviewed did nothing while the crime was happening. he used one of the real stories of the fact that people feel troublesome or indifferent to helping others. According to the article, “he didn't go investigate, he didn't even call the police, and he did nothing.” It is obvious that the man did nothing by knowing his behaviors in de tail. This example is detailed because the author said this problem really struck him and happened in Kawaguchi City, Saitama. Emotional appeal was used in this first paragraph.


He again raised another fact that shows how troublesome people feel about helping other people. Though there are no clear details about the situation where people witnessed the victim being dragged away, there is a statement “all the passengers looked on”, and this statement proves how obvious people are reluctant to help people in danger.


These 2 will be the authority, and he suggests his own solution to make us understand the fact seriously.