Too Funny for Words: An Op-Ed Piece

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/02/opinion/02funt.html

This article was written by Peter Funt, the son of Allen Funt, a producer for "Candid Microphone" in the 1940s that eventually became "Candid Camera," claiming that censored words are funnier than hearing the actual words themselves. He says that because t.v. shows can no longer bleep words that don't need to be, like his father did, that writers purposefully put the curse words into jokes knowing they will be censored.

This article is an effective use of persuasive journalism because the author uses examples where this is true and uses reliable sources to prove his point. He also gives historical background to make his argument context of why censored words are funnier.