The author shifts to focusing on specific facts and statistics in order to support her claim about the abundance of childhood mental health. The use of logos and quantitative data allows the author to prove her point through already proven facts on the topic. Quindlen begins by concentrating on how “the number of suicides and homicides committed by teenagers, most often young men, has exploded in the last three decades,” (1). This sets up her argument by providing information on the trends of homicide and suicide to understand the ignorance surrounding mental health that continues to elude society. It is explained that “everyone searches for reasons” (1) and yet no one chooses to address the root of the problem, which is mental health of the