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Disasters like earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes happen almost everyday. It takes help from first responders to get those in the disaster area to safety. But this puts the lives of who perform rescue missions at risk as well. In the November 2014 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, Davey Alba’s article, “A Robot for Any Disaster,” is unsuccessful in convincing the readers of this idea through the limited use of pathos and redundant use of logos.
In the beginning of the article he immediately starts off by telling the readers what the capabilities of the robot are: “In one clip the robot walks on a treadmill… An engineer slips a 2x4 under its foot simulating an obstacle... and the robot ably steps over it. Cut to the robot standing on

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