The author uses a logos argument in this passage. This is evident as he discusses the value of wildlife in a rational manner, presenting facts about the economic incentives behind wildlife trafficking compared to the ecological or tourism value of animals like rhinos. The logical reasoning emphasizes the conflict between different value perspectives regarding wildlife conservation and exploitation.
"Useless
Creatures"
by Richard Conniff
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
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What type of argument does the author use in this speech?
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• ad hominem
O syntax
• logos
• pathos
(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.
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