The type of argument used by the author in the passage is logos. This is evident as the author presents logical reasoning about the value of wildlife and ecosystems versus the immediate economic motivations behind development and wildlife trafficking. The focus is on presenting facts and logical implications rather than emotional appeals or personal attacks.
But usefulness is precisely the argument other people put forward to justify destroying or displacing wildlife, and they generally bring a larger and more persuasive kind of green to the argument. Nothing you can say about 100 acres in the New Jersey Meadowlands will ever add up for a politician who thinks a new shopping mall will mean more jobs for local voters (and contributions to his campaign war chest). Nothing you can say about the value of rhinos for ecotourism in South Africa will ever matter to a wildlife trafficker who can sell their horns for $30,000 a pound in Vietnam.
Reprinted by permission of author Richard Conniff
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What type of argument does the author use in this speech?
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Responses
syntax
syntax
ad hominem
ad hominem
logos
logos
pathos
pathos
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