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Citation: "The Death Penalty and Deterrence." //Amnesty Internationl// [New York, NY] Jan.-Feb. 2011, Final ed.: n. pag. //Amnesty International//. Web. 16 May 2011. . While this article is on the shorter side, it is a reliable source. Amnesty International is world renowned organization that works towards peace, justice, equality, and humanity. This article’s only fault is it bias against the death penalty; it does not address opposing arguments at all. It also comes from a popular source, the main survey having been originally conducted by the New York Times, which is questionable. The thesis behind this article is “the homicide rate in states with the death penalty has been 48 to 101 percent higher than in states without the death penalty” (1). The arguments supporting this thesis are almost entirely composed of stastical analysis, with input from other experts and their research. The article appears in a logical order, and is very well researched, supported by secondary reliably sources and facts. The article is both informative and persuasive, using facts and numbers to convince the reader of the author’s opinion. The article is easy to read and can be understood by someone with only minimum background knowledge.