Week #3 Post

In my mind, the author of the book “Eating Animals” tried to reveal the relationship between human beings and animals. And the most attractive thing is his specific angle, animals are the food for humans. As we know, there are a lot of writers focus on the same topic and majority of them just pay attention to one aspect, such as animal protection, endangered species and ethics. Comparing with those common views, the author thought the problem deeply and complicatedly. History, family, different cultures and his own experience were included in his book and these elements were applied to analyze the social reasons that why people eat animals. For the pathos, the author was very good at leading the emotion of audience. His own experience made the audience believe that his statements and opinions were reasonable based on the real life. Moreover, the description of details, like how people catch fish, also left impression in audiences’ heart to emphasize the different attitudes for animals in different culture. For the ethos, the reference of history in the book also gave the audience a feeling that the author was familiar with this topic and had a strong background. For the logos, for example, the author referred to the different cultures together. That generated an obvious contrast for the audience.