"Thanks to Modern Science..." Reading Images pg. 583

1. The title itself gives the reader an accurate number of people involved in the death penalty, whether having been freed, or falsely accused/killed. The rest of the ad does support these points.
2. The picture grabs attention, it makes the reader think. The reader imagines an innocent man being fastened and strapped down to a chair and with the flip of a switch, thousands of watts of electricity will flow through their body until they finally die. 
3. I say both. Simply because the writer gives off the sense that he/she is very strongly opinionated on this topic, but also gives accurate information and good logic in telling the events and facts. 
4. Ronald Keith Williamson was falsely accused of the rape/murder of Debra Sue Carter, but spent eleven years on death row, barely missing the chair by five days. The competence level of Anthony Porter came into question, therefore his execution was pushed back until the state could decide whether or not Porter was mentally competent. Both points are supported by evidence. The fact of the twenty-three men who were falsely executed is not upheld by evidence though. The writer keeps throwing the number at the reader, yet does not give any legitimate evidence to bring validity to the statement. It makes me think that the writer may not actually know any details regarding the twenty-three falsely executed men, leaving me questioning his/her credibility.