Pamela Glove Speech

Genetic engineering, or genetic modification, has been negatively seen by many people. However, Pamela Ronald, a plant geneticist, addresses the good in genetically modified foods in her speech,” The Case for Engineering Our Food”. This speech gives people a positive view on genetic engineered foods. Pamela Ronald effectively persuades the audience that genetically modified foods are healthy and affordable by applying ethos, pathos, and logos in her speech.

Furthermore, Pamela Ronald applies ethos in her speech to effectively convince the listeners that genetically modified foods are healthy and affordable. Ronald states,” Raoul and I believe that, instead of worrying about the genes in our food, we must focus on how we can help children
This shows that Pamela is mostly scared for the poor people who require plant genetics to live, since it is the only food they can afford. She is scared for them because they may not be allowed to use plant genetics because of the people who have enough to eat. Pamela applies ethos by persuading the audience that genetically modified foods are needed because they are foods that many can
She does this by addressing the effect genetically modified foods have on children in less developed countries. Pamela states,” In less developed countries, 500,000 children go blind every year because of lack of Vitamin A. More than half will die. For this reason, scientists supported by the Rockefeller Foundation genetically engineered a golden rice to produce beta-carotene, which is the precursor of Vitamin A.”(Ronald). The speaker informs them of the enormous amount of children who go blind ever year due to the lack of Vitamin A and eventually pass away. Then, she informs the audience that scientists have genetically engineered a rice which produces the precursor of Vitamin A. By applying pathos, Pamela effectively persuades the audience that genetically modified foods benefit children’s health in less developed countries by providing them with the vitamins that they require in order to live. In addition to this, Pamela states,” Researchers estimate that just one cup of golden rice per day will save the lives of thousands of children. But golden rice is virulently opposed by activists who are against genetic modification.”(Ronald). The speaker informs the listeners that researchers have estimated that a tiny amount of the genetically modified rice will save the lives of thousands of children. However, activist are against this rice because it is genetically modified which prevents