Analysis Of Johnson Bottled Water Go Away

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Johnson 's Bottled water, go away I am writing in response to your request that I analyze Johnson 's "Bottled water, go away" and make a recommendation for or against publication in The Shorthorn. I have analysed Johnson 's rhetorical appeals and determined that the contents of her article are very relevant to The Shorthorn readers. I recommend this article to be published in The Shorthorn because it discusses bottled water and relates that with environment and health. Johnson 's claim, reasons, evidence, ethos, logos, pathos, counterargument are very relevant for readers of The Shorthorn. Especially readers who prefer bottled water and are not serious about the recycling of those bottles are the target audience of this publication but it …show more content…

Johnson tries to convince that although bottled water is convenient to use and sometimes even becomes a life savior, it should be avoided at any cost and tap water should only be preferred. This claim allows The Shorthorn readers to be sure that the author is taking account of both positives as well as negatives of bottled water but includes comparatively lots of negative factors to persuade readers that bottled water should be avoided. She supports this claim by reasons such as bottled water has a negative impact on human health, plastic has a negative impact on the environment, and the plastic bottle is just a waste of money and energy. She also supports her claim of convenience of bottled water by talking about reusable water bottles ' convenience. These reasons are important to those readers who prefer bottled water and are not aware of its negative …show more content…

She talks about how the bottled water can be convenient and easily available at almost any store. By saying, "The ultimate convenience is always having water by using a reusable plastic water bottle." She tries to persuade the readers to reuse the water bottles instead of disposing of it. She asserts at the beginning of the article that, "Bottle water is here to stay" and says that She will continue to drink from her reusable water bottle and reserve bottled water for times in which she cannot acquire clean tap water. Johnson also talks about bottle with Eco-Slim cap and explains how water companies are aware of the environment and are decreasing the amount of plastic in bottle to reduce it 's on the environment. She has also provided an strong example of Haiti where bottled water was able to become a life savior after the very destructive earthquake of 2010 and agrees that bottled water has various benefits too. These counterarguments show that the author is not totally against the bottled water and she knows that bottled water is here to

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