Question

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?

(1 point)
Responses

ad hominem
ad hominem

syntax
syntax

logos
logos

pathos

Answer 1

The type of argument the author uses in this speech is **logos**. This is evidenced by the logical reasoning presented regarding the value of wildlife and ecosystems versus the short-term economic gains from commercial development and wildlife trafficking. The author highlights the disparity between ecological value and financial incentives, appealing to logic rather than emotion or personal attacks.