Reflection: How I Related To The Environmental Science

My first time walking into class, I had no clue what Composition II was about. Professor Ratcliffe explained the purpose of this class which was based on argument writing. She explained how logos, pathos, ethos, and kairos would strengthen our arguments on topics related to the environmental science field. During high school, I had a general knowledge on what these elements were, but I never realized the purpose of them until I came across persuading an audience in Comp. II. Throughout the fall semester, I learned where I struggled the most and what my strengths were, yet I still have more improvement to grasp on before my weaknesses can eventually become strengths.
In my first essay, I struggled with inserting attributive tags. Whenever a

It 's effective because it 's a way of urging an audience to take action or take a side on any topic. When it comes to kairos, the audience is designated a reason to take action NOW!. For example, in my second essay, The Only Method To Conservation, it urged people to support hunters to sustain animal population. “Overpopulation is growing at a steady pace which is an issue in today’s society . If populations continue to grow at this current rate without hunters; our planet will not be able to sustain animal population”. The usage of kairos encourages people to support hunters for this cause in order to prevent overpopulation in the future (“The Only Method To Conservation” 3). Overpopulation would cause competition between people for the scarce resources (water, food, shelter and etc.). Another example where kairos was implemented was in A Drone’s Eye View Of Conservation, where people are urged to consider using technological means in order to preserve wildlife. “Preserving the wildlife is an issue at stake in the 21st century. Finding alternative methods to this matter is the question that is left unresolved”(“ A Drone’s Eye View Of Conservation”5). If people don 't act quickly then numbers for preserving wildlife would reduce drastically causing the animal population to become extinct. The purpose of this rhetorical device is to influence individuals to take action now as opposed to a couple years from now

This is presented by appealing to an individual 's logical way of thinking by demonstrating facts or figures to support a point. For example in, A Drone’s Eye View Of Conservation, statistics and numbers are shown which causes a person to react differently. “If a law was to be broken, an individual could face a fine up to $100,000 and one year imprisonment.” A sanction of an amount like this one would cause an individual think twice before breaking the law, persuading her/him to think twice before their decision. It’s logical that if something wrong is committed, that there will be a punishment put into place, which is the purpose behind this quote. In regards to pathos, its function is the ability to persuade someone through emotions or feelings. In, A Drone’s Eye View Of Conservation, people do not want to see others develop damage. Ultimately, they don 't want animals suffering or being threatened. “But unfortunately, these animals are under constant threat and the setting is too risky for soldiers to get in gunfights against poachers”. Watching people perish and animals suffer is not something we want and if it means searching for alternatives to avoid these measures then they will occur. Ultimately, the ethical strategies I felt strong in were pathos and logos, but felt short when it came to