Information should be correct and reliable so that the audience can be convinced. Jacob makes three/four different points about same-sex marriage. The first reference was to a point where in 2004 the General Accounting Office had released a point according to which over a thousand rights had been denied to homosexual couples. This reference shows in numbers how many rights they are denied, and because there are so many it indicates stress. Homosexuals already suffer social discrimination, the government does not allow them to enjoy fundamental rights, and also adds political discrimination. A second reference was made that a scientist discovered that there is an environmental and biological influence on sexual orientation. This proves that people don't wake up and decide to be homosexual; there are biological factors in the body that set it apart for you. In fact, most homosexuals feel as if they were born that way. Jacob also refers to a 1991 finding that the parts of the brain that control sexual activity are different in homosexuals than in heterosexuals. This was a really vital indication that having a specific orientation is not a choice. A third reference Jacob makes is the homosexual population: he states that approximately 5% of US citizens are homosexual. This is not a big one