In the TED talk, “Why all dogs are good dogs,” Alexandra Horowitz aims to challenge existing perceptions of dog behavior and to persuade her audience that all dogs are inherently good companions, regardless of their breed or behavior. Horowitz’s background provides the credibility necessary to convince her audience of the validity of her argument. Throughout her talk, she employs various rhetorical strategies to establish her ethos, appeal to pathos, and apply logos to support her argument that all dogs are inherently good companions, regardless of their breed or behavior. By sharing personal stories, highlighting positive qualities, and appealing to the audience’s compassion, Horowitz creates a strong emotional connection between herself, …show more content…
Horowitz’s persuasive argument inspires a new perspective on dogs and encourages her audience to appreciate them as valuable members of our families and communities. As a professor of psychology and director of the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College at Columbia University, Horowitz is an expert in dog cognition and behavior. This background provides her with the credibility necessary to convince her audience of the validity of her argument. Horowitz begins her talk by acknowledging the common belief that some breeds of dogs are inherently aggressive or dangerous. However, she counters this belief by presenting evidence from her research that a dog’s behavior is often a result of its environment and upbringing rather than its breed. By presenting her credentials as a scientist who has conducted extensive research in dog cognition and behavior, Horowitz establishes her ethos and positions herself as a reliable and credible authority on the topic. Throughout her talk, Horowitz continues to appeal to ethos by sharing personal anecdotes …show more content…
Throughout her talk, Horowitz shares anecdotes and personal stories about her own experience with dogs. For example, she describes how her dog Finn would often jump up to greet her when she came home and how this simple act brought her immense joy and comfort. By sharing these personal stories, Horowitz creates a sense of empathy and understanding between herself and her audience. She invites them to share in her love and affection for dogs and to see them not just as animals but as important and meaningful parts of our lives. Horowitz also uses a variety of emotional appeals to emphasize the positive quantities of dogs. For example, she describes how dogs have been known to detect cancer in their owners, provide comfort and support to individuals with mental health issues, and assist in rescue efforts during natural disasters. By highlighting these heartwarming and heroic stories, Horowitz encourages her audience to see dogs as more than just pets but as invaluable members of our communities and families. Horowitz appeals to the audience’s sense of compassion and empathy for animals. She describes how dogs are mistreated and misunderstood and emphasize the importance of treating them with kindness and respect. By tapping into these emotions, Horowitz strengthens her argument that all dogs are
The New York Times wrote an article called “A Breed That Came up the Hard Way” were it stated that because of their unparalleled love and devotion for children they were commonly known as “The Nanny Dog” throughout the late 19th and early centuries. (Fletcher,W 1971). Meanwhile advocates for this breed claim this specific breed is the most abused, tortured and abandoned breed in the U.S. They’re often difficult to adopt out due to their stigma caused by the media. The ASPCA revealed that there is no evidence that shows how breed-specific laws make communities safer for people or companion animals, these laws are costly and extremely difficult to enforce.
Truly, hereditary qualities plays an expansive part in a mutts conduct, however despite the fact that pooches have been reared for some, extraordinary occupations, they were essentially reproduced for human friendship. Subsequently, they have to feel a similar love and sympathy they give their proprietors. Not exclusively do puppy should be treated with adoration they additionally should be prepared keeping in mind the end goal to set up guidelines and limits. An enormous oversight made by pet proprietors is accepting that pooches know the contrast amongst good and bad.
This was a brilliant way to start off the article since it exposed the dreadful truth behind the mass production of puppies in a puppy mill. The appeal of pathos in this paragraph is evident and is present yet again in the final paragraph of the essay with the usage of the bullet line “[h]umane treatment is not our gift to animals; it’s our obligation” (Bershadker). There are several other examples of the usage of pathos at the beginning and ending of the article but there aren’t any defined appeals of pathos in the body of the article. In an article that is discussing the inhumane treatment of animals, there needs to be a significant amount of pathos present to sway the
In “Teaching a Bad Dog New Tricks,” David Buetow, a single independent man, explains how he believes in his dog teaching him new tricks. Buetow “tries to emulate”(41) Duncan following the ways Duncan lives his life. Buetow before having Duncan considered himself “street smart” (42) shyly avoiding eye contact with people he didn’t know or think he wanted to know. Duncan changed all that now Buetow started to smile at others he didn’t know or even greet others too, when his dog Duncan stopped to say hello.
Lynn uses the rulings of appellate courts to disprove the myth among pit bull advocates, that pit bulls are unidentifiable. The author begins the article by addressing the case of Ohio v. Anderson, and that it was decided that a dog owner of ordinary intelligence can determine if they own a dog commonly known as a pit bull. Moreover she addresses that pit bull advocates state that pit bulls are unidentifiable and that there is no such thing as a pit bull, and why this argument is not only invalid but misleading and harmful to society. Lynn states that adoption agencies have tried to create different names to signify variating subgenres of the breed in hopes to get pit bulls adopted.
Paulsen was constantly learning their ways; how they thought, moved, acted. The bond between man and dog is truly understood and explained through this novel.
It also was great support to his argument. Manjoo explains that both dogs and his son don’t act in a socially acceptable way. He loves his son and despises dogs and touches on how people get more annoyed with the parent of a misbehaving child than the owner of a misbehaving dog. His point in this comparison is to prove that he makes an effort not to disturb those around him while proving himself not impartial.
Brutal Dogs In the book “Number the Stars” written by Lois Lowry a brave girl swings into action as a mysteries packet is left on her doorstep. Will Annemarie risk her life to deliver the package to her restless uncle and save her beloved friend? Annemarie should not have transported the mysterious and inexplicable packet to the anxious uncle Hemrick. Annemarie should not have convoyed the packet to her uneasy uncle hemrick for these three reasons.
In 2008, Mark Rowlands published the novel, The Philosopher and the Wolf, walking the audience through his experience raising a wolf pup that became part of his family. Rowlands talks about the difference in training a wolf pup compared to your wolf- dog crosses and dogs. As he introduces his start of his journey he states, “if you were thinking of acquiring a wolf, or a wolf dog for that matter, the first thing I would say to you is: Don’t do it! They are not dogs. But if you foolishly persist, then I will tell you that your life is about to change forever.”
Then, I listed out what to look for when evaluating the authenticity of service dogs. This included physical signs such as a dog vest, behavior signs such as attentiveness to the owner, and questions regarding the dog’s authenticity. In addition, I believe my third essay, the Be Insightful Project, showcased more of my writing skills. I learned how to synthesize my sources and join in on the conversation. For this project, I wrote about how food insecurity has affected the lives of many Americans and how new innovations and alternatives can combat this insecurity.
To begin with, Jack London argues about the dangers of using scientific knowledge over instinctual knowledge, as shown by the man’s ignorance of the dog’s instinctual knowledge. As the man walks along the trail lined with tall spruce trees, a big native husky trotted alongside him, depressed by the bitter cold: "The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. “It knew that there was no time for traveling. "Its instinct told it a truer tale than was told to the man by the man's judgment" (London 9). This quote speaks to how the dog is smarter than the man in this situation.
This is in juxtaposition of the dog who uses critical and in depth thinking to try and figure out a situation while also warning the
Brent Staples explains one of his situations in a jewelry store, “I entered a jewelry store on the city’s affluent Near North Side. The proprietor excused herself and returned with an enormous red Doberman pinscher straining at the end of a leash. She stood; the dog extended toward me, silent to my questions, her eyes bulging nearly out of her head. I took a cursory look around, nodded, and bade her good night” (2). Staples stays very harmonious and reticent, so he does not give the dog the wrong impression.
The last piece of evidence was found in the story “Hachiko, The Story Of A Loyal Dog,” in paragraph 4. Hachiko, the dog, bounced or leaped all over his owner. This shows friendship between the owner and the dog and how this bond is unbreakable. As you can see, people and animals can develop a great attachment towards each other that help them get to know each other and be
Mark Twain believes that dogs are superior to man because out of all animals, man is the only one that is cruel enough to inflict pain on others just for the pleasure of doing it. Twain’s short story “A Dog’s Tale”, written in 1903, displays these beliefs and is done so from a dog’s point of view. This unusual take on the story is used to help convey the theme that one shouldn’t assume the others will do the same for them. The story includes literary elements such as characterisation, structural irony and a plot and conflict. It is a story of a loyal and heroic dog which unfortunately ends in an ironic twist of fate.