ELA 10 A Semester Exam 2 of 352 of 35 Items Feature "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 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 logos logos pathos pathos ad hominem ad hominem Skip to navigation page 1 of 1

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The author uses a logos argument in this speech. The reasoning is based on logical appeals regarding the value of preserving wildlife versus the economic motivations for destruction, emphasizing the conflict between ecological value and immediate economic gain.