Quarantine and massive chemical campaigns are only
extremely expensive ways of buying time. We are faced,
according to Dr. Elton, "with a life-and-death need not just
to find new technological means of suppressing this plant
or that animal"; instead we need the basic knowledge of
animal populations and their relations to their
surroundings that will "promote an even balance and damp
down the explosive power of outbreaks and new
invasions."
How does Carson appeal to ethos here?
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A. By showing her own expert background in this topic
B. By referring to a credible outside expert
C. By highlighting the sad, depressing elements of the situation
1 answer
A. By showing her own expert background in this topic