As ridiculous as it may sound, toasters have been proposed to be deadlier than nuclear power. The speaker claims that nuclear power should be the least of our concerns considering there are much more serious sources of radiation out there. Personally, I've used to be fairly light-skinned (not prejudice intended), but over the years, simply going outside in the hot blazing sun in the peak of a summer has done quite a lot on my skin. My parents have always advised me to wear sunscreen to avoid radiation cancer but I disregarded. Knowing my mistake now, I am more concerned with radiation by the sun rather than a nuclear powers. Reason being, chances of nuclear reactors malfunctioning is very slim and so I find myself no need to be concerned with that. Also, with something as deadly as nuclear power, I'm sure that the government would have safety measures suitable for the worst case scenario. With all that said, nuclear radiation is usually a crisis that occurs in movies such as "The X-Men." Movies have had an impact in the way we think towards the situation. Not to mention, with the reported cases mentioned in the passage, there has been no cases of mutated humans. "More specifically, according to a 2005 release by the World Health Organization, thirty-two were killed in the effort to put out the fires...acute radiation poisoning." Supporting what I said earlier, the speaker frequently appealed the audience's reasoning with statistics. This served to show the comparison of death tolls between toasters and nuclear power; emphasizing the over-stress placed on nuclear power. The speaker also used irony, "If you care about saving human lives, then you should like nuclear energy." Nuclear energy has taken lives and the speaker mentions that to save lives, it should be liked. The author says this in a humorously way to poke fun at those whose concerned with this situation when they really shouldn't be. Of course, he does not mean it literally but it helps the reader realize the bigger picture. Overall, the speaker did an effective job convincing me, partially because I'm concerned with radioactive effects and his use of evidence was efficient.