A Rhetorical Analysis Of Mr. Edward O. Wilson

Writer, William Blumenfield, in his Huffington Post article, “ Environmental Justice a Form of Social Justice,” details the perceptive and political fallibilities of the Republican party in regards to their courses of action towards environmental justice aims. His inclination is to convey the err in their claims and capitalistic objectives, and to promote his ideology that social justice cannot occur without there first being strives to combat against environmental degradation. He develops a strong, but misplaced, pathos throughout his article, devoid of purposeful facts, resulting in a weak argument seemingly based on his resentment towards the Republican party. Blumenfield’s argument is weak in the fact that is argues based on unapologetically tearing down the other side instead of advocating his point while respectfully pointing out the flaws of conflicting views.

In her essay “The Obligation to Endure”, Rachel Carson alerts the public to the dangers of modern industrial pollution. She writes about the harmful consequences of lethal materials being released into the environment. She uses horrifying evidence, a passionate tone, audience, and the overall structure of her essay to express to her readers that the pollution created by man wounds the earth. There are many different ways that pollution can harm the environment, from the nuclear explosions discharging toxic chemicals into the air, to the venomous pesticides sprayed on plants that kills vegetation and sickens cattle. The adjustments to these chemicals would take generations. Rachel

Referred to as a “antislavery zealot” by some and as a “heroic hand” by others, John Brown was certainly one who stained history with blood. John Brown’s conduction of anti-slavery raids to fight “fire with fire”, triggered by his radical ways to fight the tyranny that was slavery,Brown impacted the whole country. During this time most anti-slavery supporters were peaceful and only tried to fight slavery “morally”, however John Brown lead many anti slavery raids his most famous and the one which he would have to pay with his life being, the Harpers Ferry Raid. The seizing of federal armory and arsenal with a group of men with just a mere hope of the local slave population helping him in order to reach success and create a nation wide effect failed miserably when the slavery population frightened did not join his raid. Captured, John Brown delivered one of the most enticing and alluring speech during his trial, his last speech, his address to the court in which he admits his actions in his “crusade” to fight slavery as well as patronizingly accepts his punishment without regret or remorse. In his speech he address one objection, being that if he was fighting on behalf of the rich, high class and those who supported and benefited from the tyrant slavery system,he would have been rewarded and praised instead of punished, proving that once again the tyrant, oppresing, racist and discriminating federal government was being run by bias men who aimed to keep the inhuman hierarchy

Nicholas Carr used many Rethorical Analysis tools to give his article a closer connection between his readers and the text itself. He gave examples of each tool to better understand identifying and using them. Each tool takes part in strengthening, weakening, or even developing Carr’s argument differently towards the reader.

The first is that humans needs and natures needs are two separate issues. The idea that they're not irrevocably intertwined is inane, because we want the environment to thrive so that we can continue to exploit it. The second misconception is our reliance on technological advances that may or may not happen to save the environment. This diamond implies is a foolish thing to do, as many monumental issues are all waiting to be fixed with technology that isn't coming, or that if it does ever come, it won't be an instantaneous thing. Third and finally, is the perception that those who fear for the environment are fear-mongers, doom-sayers, and rabble rousers. Their cries of warning falling on deaf ears because the effects of environmental damage has yet to reach the public. While the citizens of America may not feel the effects, there's a great many third world countries that do and are. Places where overpopulation and famine are rampant are prime spots for wars, terrorism, and emigration which then spreads the very same problems to other

James Hansen’s appeal relies heavily upon Pathos. In his opening statement, as well as his closing remarks, calling for civil resistance, stating this is the most urgent fight of our lives, and finally, it is our last chance, is a persistent engagement of your emotional response. Seven points regarding fossil fuel use and environmental onslaught to obtain them appear factual. Consequently, the use of possible factual information amongst the plethora of Pathos loses any impact to the appeal it might have had, casting doubt on the validity of the information presented. Soliciting our mistrust of government is a useful, if not somewhat powerful, approach to capturing the audience’s intensely negative feelings towards perceived government corruption

Arguments aren't always a bad thing. As Stuart Greene once said," Arguments are like conversations," what he means is that we take an issue, choose a side, and back it up with evidence to get our points across in order to inform others. Which is exactly what Scott Russel Sanders does in his Novel "A Conservationist Manifesto", Sanders tries to inform the public as much as he can of how we are contributing to harming the environment and why we should take a stand in order to protect it. The novel is comprised of 15 essays, the essays range from criticism of capitalism to the idea of returning to the olden days of being Quakers. The essays tie back to the main idea, that it is ultimately down to each individual to make a difference.

In conclusion all of this culminates together to make it obvious that neither side, the People-First Critics or the Environmentalists, made the attempt to research, gain ground, or develop their arguments. Wilson satirizes the language of these two groups and it able to make clear issues with their arguments that before may not have been clear. Wilson also is able to mock the groups in a way that shows them how childish they are. All in all this is a great way to compare the two sides with similar

Wilson uses satire and the over exaggeration of both sides to prove a point that neither side is focusing on the real issues at hand, both sides are simply putting the other down. Both the environmentalists and the anti-environmentalists use strong language and name-calling,

The author of this article is known as ‘The Economist.’ The Economist is a magazine-format newspaper. The Economist was founded by James Wilson in September, 1843. Their main priority is to write stories on political views.

Environmentalism can spark interest and discussion from opposing attitudes about the subject. Scientist Edward O. Wilson, author of The Future of Life, creates the argument of unproductive nature in environmentalism discussions. In this persuasive piece of writing, Wilson explores the stereotypical views between people-first critics and environmentalists in their aimless approach to the resolution of issues. The author uses unprofessional slang to successfully poke fun at these problems and present satire in his argument.

Have you ever tried to help a friend out with a homework assignment without actually giving them the answer? Sometimes the answer is so black and white that is it written out explicitly on the page but, your friend can’t seem to understand. In the essay Our Unhealthy Future Under Environmentalism, John Berlau debates that conserving and preserving our environment is unnecessary and environmentalist should inexplicitly, take a chill pill. Berlau fails to see the negative impact on the environment that humans are the cause of. We are animals, however, as the only intellectual species with reasoning skills on the planet, we should have an added responsibility of preserving this earth for our future generations. Berlau’s essay provides a solid

Our planet faces a lot of problems such as resources, energy supply, waste and pollution, habitats and species becoming endangered. These problems lead to environmentalism conspiracy. There are many different ideas or understandings of environmentalism. In a recent address to the CATO Institute in Washington, President Klaus declared “environmentalism” is a religion, but environmentalism conspiracy is a different way of thinking in which people attempt to care about the planet more and the long-term survival of life on earth these idea created by primarily middle-class lobbying groups became a political movement in the late 19th to the mid-20th century these groups worried about nature conservation, wildlife protection, and the pollution that

In the passages, John Wilson magnifies the negative images associated with each perspective. Wilson claims that environmentalists are merely after government foothold and if one lets their guard down “these people are in power and your property rights go down the drain” Ultimately, this statement immediately cuts the reader towards the worst case scenario as a result of environmentalist hands in government. Similarly, Wilson claims from the other side how “anti-environmentalists.” would be “laughed out of court” with their arguments against conservatism. This inflates the negative public image of the conservative and paints them as ridiculous despite the presence of some valid points in their perspective. Here, Wilson shows how these exaggerations

Hoffman and Derr are both authors who have strong feelings about environmental ethics. They both make pretty strong arguments; however, they disagree on some points. In this essay I will further explain on what basis these authors disagree.