Sunday, September 23, 2007

Evaluation of the argument presented in "A Letter to Jim"

The argument presented in this essay is a good argument. It's definitely debatable, and the author explains and gives evidence to back up her argument. This is a better argument than the one presented in "A Case For Torture," because she explains why she believes what she does, and she does explain the other side of the argument as well. I think she did a really good job explaining her side, because after reading this essay, I wish that I didn't love meat so much, because I feel bad eating it now. I think that this argument is appealing to a carnivorous audience. The author's logic is explaining why eating meat is so bad , and her credibility is that she is a vegetarian. This argument is not new, vegetarians versus meat eaters has been going on for a long time, and I think the author did a good job of presenting her side of the argument, and showing the other side at the same time, which is difficult.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Some good comments, but push that idea of this being a good case to make to a meat-loving audience. What does she do to appeal to them?