Should smoking be prohibited?
Arguments
1. Smoking should be prohibited， for the World Health Organization points
on that diseases linked to smoking kill at least 2 500 000 people each year.
2. Scientific research had shown that the risk of veloping lung cancer
increases with the number of cigarettes smoked per day and the duration of the
smoking habit， and it diminishes with the cessation of smoking.
3. Smoking not only leads to lung cancer， but many other diseases such as
heart attacks， sore throat， headache， chronic bronchitis~， pulmonary emphysema~，
etc.
4. Smoking is not only harmful to the smoker himself (herself)， but also
results in the deaths of nonsmokers. Statistics show that passive smoking is
causing 3 000 to 5 000 lung cancer deaths a year among American non-smokers.
5. An American scientist estimated that smokers who average a package a day
for 20 years will lose about eight years of their lives.
6. Smoking is an expensive habit， for a smoker who consumes 10 cigarettes a
day will have to spend at least 40 yuan a month.
7. Smoking has a bad impact on the psyche~ of the smokers. On the one hand，
smokers realize the bad effects of smoking and are persuaded from time to time
to give up smoking. On the other hand， many of them can hardly resist the
temptation to smoke. Hence they often lose confidence in themselves.
8. Children exposed to parental cigarette smoking are put at a higher risk
of developing lung diseases later in their lives.
9. Smoking not only pollutes the air but also makes the streets dirty， for
some smokers flick~ the ash off their cigarettes and throw cigarette ends
everywhere.
10. Smoking speeds up the process of aging and helps cause wrinkles on
people's faces.
Counter-arguments
1. Smoking should not be prohibited， for cigarettes give a vast number of
people a good deal of pleasure a lot of the time.
2. Nicotine~ can produce a tranquillizing~ effect during high emotional and
shock situations， and， therefore， helps to calm people down.
3. Smoking counteracts~ the decrease in efficiency that typically occurs in
boring， monotonous situations.
4. Smokers can improve their performance in complex situations while
smoking.
5. Smokers help increase the revenue~ of a country.
6. Smoking kills no more people than epidemics~ or traffic accidents.
7. Most non-smokers spend a lot of money on snacks~， a habit c123ng as much
as smoking if not more.
8. If smoking is eliminated， a lot of people in the tobacco industry will
be out of jobs， and that will create many social problems.
9. Facts have shown that if a chain-smoker suddenly quits smoking， he's
more likely to have lung cancer than those who keep the habit.
10. Everybody has the right to keep his or her habit. Smokers are no
exceptions.
发表于 2016-7-10 15:24:20