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In this article the author uses many examples on why Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents. The article not only talks about his side he also talks about the opposing side. As said in Paragraph two "since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than three decades." This is just one example of the article doing great in inlcuding his train of thought and the opposing side. Another example in the article where the author talks about the opposing side is "These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth." This is commonly done by authors who are giving you both sides of the argument and then backing theres up with further explanation.

As you continue reading the article the author then supports the idea on why Venus is a worthy pursuit. He mentions that "Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various froms of life, just like Earth" This is huge because another planet that supports life can lead to many maginificent finidings worth checking out is basically what the author is trying to get out of you. Further into the article the author brings up the idea that "a blimp-like vehicle could be hovering 30 or so miles above the rolling Venusian landscape" This gives a much safer and reliable option that the author mentions to study Venus and like said in the article "avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way"

To come to a consluion the author did a great way of explaining both sides of the topic "should Venus be explored despite the dangers it presents." The author supports his opinion with facts and safer options to study Venus. These safer options can get the reader to agree with Venus being explored. Finally the author made great connections between both sides but making his opinion stronger.

Score: 3