In the past few years, it may seem like everyone has started
consuming energy drinks. In any convenience store,
Americans can find entire refrigerator cases filled with Red
Bull, Monster, and other popular brands. With this rise in
popularity, some people have become concerned about the
risks of energy drinks, especially for teenagers. Two
physicians, Wendi Gosliner and Pat Crawford, have written an
editorial article sharing their perspective: "Energy Drinks are
killing Young People. It's time to stop that." In the article, the
authors introduce and present 5 major subclaims, and they
develop their argument with a great deal of strong and
credible evidence, but they lack sufficient reasoning and
employ logical fallacies at times.
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