The type of argument the author uses in this passage is logos. The author presents logical reasoning by discussing the disparity between the perceived value of wildlife and the economic arguments made for activities like building shopping malls or wildlife trafficking. This highlights the use of rational arguments and factual evidence to address the conflict between economic development and wildlife conservation.
"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?
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Responses
ad hominem
ad hominem
logos
logos
syntax
syntax
pathos
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