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Assignment on Persuasive Essay Plan

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COL 145: PERSUASIVE ESSAY PLAN
There are 2 parts in this plan. Each part is worth 50 points. Please
complete both parts fully.
PART 1: PLANNING THE RHETORICAL SITUATION (50 points):
Write your answers to the questions in the boxes provided. You may find
some answers to be overlapping. Try to answer as many questions as
possible. Your answers should reflect some depth/breadth of knowledge
on your commodity, and should be precise.
1. Identification of the commodity
- What is the significance of this commodity? Why is this
commodity important?
- What is the information you want the readers to learn about this
commodity?
- What is the impact of this commodity on the environment,
society, and/or animals?
Animals help in maintaining the natural environment and they help in
pollinating various kinds of plants.
Animals exhale carbon dioxide which is in turn needed by the green
plants in order to live. They also help in fertilizing plants with the help
of droppings. I want the readers to learn that animals are crucial for
maintain balance of ecosystem and they should be left at their natural
habitat instead of being caged and treated as a commodity.
Animals are crucial for maintaining the balance of the ecosystem and
they are significant for the survival of human life.
2. Identification of the audience
In this part, consider the age, gender, language, culture, level of
education, economic class, geographic location, and/or other
circumstances of your audience.
- Who do you want to persuade?
- Why do you want to address this group?
- Is this audience hostile, sympathetic and/or neutral to your
message? Why?
- Are there any cultural sensitivities you should consider?
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- How much does your audience already know about the
commodity?
Those people who keep animals in cages and treat them as their toy
has to be persuaded from discontinuing with this malpractice. The
people who are involved in trafficking of animals and are ignorant
about the importance of animal has to be persuaded from continuing
with this evil malpractice.
This group has to be addressed as they are the ones most prone to this
illegal trade and they can easily be persuaded by other people. The
people who keep the animals within confines has to be made known
about the negative impact that this method has on the overall health of
the animals (Dailymail.co.uk, 2017).
This audience is neutral to the message as they are unaware about
their wrong doings.
There are rich people who keep the animals as pets and keep them in
unhealthy surroundings. They consider it to be a part of ritual and their
cultural sensitivities should be understood.
3. Purpose
- What is your argument and position?
- What is the message you want to convey to this audience?
- What do you hope will be achieved?
My argument is that animals should not be used for the entertainment
of the humans and they should not be left at the mercy of cruel humans
who continue to use them for serving their own interest (Onegreenplanet.org,
2017). They should not be used as a commodity to serve the human
interest.
The message that I want to convey is that animals should be respected
and treated as an important part of human life.
I think I will be able to persuade the ignorant people by the help of my
arguments however the poachers are well aware of their wrong doings
and the government has to take strict steps against these people in
order to bring them to the right track ("Cheetah is now 'running for its very survival'",
2017).
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4. Strategy (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
- Do you plan to use ethos? How?
- How do you plan to affect your audience emotionally (pathos)?
- How do you plan to appeal to your audience’s sense of logic
(logos)?
I might or might not use ethos.
I would like to influence the audience emotionally by referring to the
state that the world is heading towards and the way extinction of
animals would impact the human race ("Why We Need to Teach Kids That Exotic
Animals Are Not Pets or Toys", 2017).
I would appeal to their sense of logic by pointing out to them that if
animals are not there then we would not be able to get eggs or milk.
Dairy products would also go missing if the cows and goats disapper
from the face of the earth.
5. Research
List your references in APA style and in alphabetical order. Refer to APA
References Guide in Blackboard for this part.
Cheetah is now 'running for its very survival'. (2017). BBC News.
Dailymail.co.uk. (2017). Ten-month-old orangutan rescued after being
starved by owner. Mail Online.
Onegreenplanet.org. (2017). Baby Elephant in Chains Shows How the
Illegal Wildlife Trade Turns Animals Into Commodities. One Green
Planet.
Why We Need to Teach Kids That Exotic Animals Are Not Pets or Toys.
(2017). One Green Planet.
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