Are Zoos Bad

Are Zoos all Good or all Bad?

The controversy over Zoos has been testing modern society's morales for decades. Many groups have taken different stances on the subject, ranging from defending their use for educational and recreational purposes, or rejecting it for ethical reasons. David Hone and Michelle Carr have published articles such as “Why Zoos Are Good” and “The Reality of Zoos,” respectively, to present themselves as either Zoo supporters or Zoo adversaries. The literary devices of persuasive writing, including point of view, language, tone, and appeal, make the articles effective in convincing their audience to become proponents of their respective side of the argument and successful in bringing awareness to the Zoo controversy.

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Many Zoos save endangered animals from the wild so their species can be preserved by giving the animals veterinary care, extra food, and protection from predators, or advance society and scientific research by studying the Zoo animals. Therefore, most Zoos help both the animals and society overall. Hone declares that people should “pay more attention to the bad and improve them or close them,” rather than criticize the overwhelming majority of good Zoos. The language he uses to convey his opinion is very blunt and right to the point, allowing the everyday person to understand his message and not get overwhelmed by figurative devices and wordiness. He uses a personable and understanding tone to reach out to people who would take their families to zoos and encourage them to have the experience he has had with animals. His use of facts and statistics helps him appeal to all aspects of logos, and his application of his positive personal experience to the everyday family’s experience helps him appeal to pathos.

“The Reality of Zoos” written by Michelle Carr works to exploit the ethical travesties of Zoos to the general society and advocate for stricter law enforcement for protecting animals. Carr persuades the reader that “captive animals are deprived of everything that is natural and important to them,” thereby denouncing Zoos and all they stand for. Carr attempts to expose the cruelty of zoos by describing the “artificial environments” these once while animals must unwillingly endure. Carr employs harsh, to-the-point language to convey her opinion and to evoke a sense of guilt out of all