The author uses logos in this speech. Logos refers to logical reasoning or arguments based on facts and evidence. The author points out the economic justifications that others use to argue for the displacement of wildlife, contrasting them with the ecological and ethical reasons that might be presented against such actions. The mention of economic benefits for local voters and the high price of rhino horns emphasizes a logical appeal to the tangible benefits that some argue are more persuasive than wildlife conservation arguments.
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 syntax syntax ad hominem ad hominem logos logos pathos pathos
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