Ethos Pathos And Logos Of Ocean Pollution

The article analyzed is “Oceans of Pollution” written by Dahr Jamail. This article indicates that the hush impacts of oceans pollution that made by humans. Plastic pollution and the phenomenon “dead zones” cause a great impacts of oceans pollution. There is plastic everywhere in the ocean which affected the marine life badly. In addition, the food chain is affecting fish fertility rates. This causes food security problem and affects coastal populations. The experts are concern about this issue. Furthermore, the author uses three strategies, logos, pathos and ethos to make the article more persuasive. At the end of the article, there are some solutions for tackling the problem of oceans pollution.

The article indicates that the influences of oceans pollution that made by humans and caused by a phenomenon called “dead zones”. First of all, there is a great amount of plastic in the ocean which causes massive consequences for animals of the entire marine food web. On the other hand, “Dead zone” also affect Earth’s oceans. “Dead zones” can formed by many causes, such as natural causes, climate change, along human activities and industrial waste. These is a national problem and humans need to have some regulatory mechanisms. Therefore, it can helps the “dead zones” reduced. The author mentions that the US Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) can take action to set limits on the amount of these pollutions allowed in the Mississippi River watershed so the fish and the fisheries can recover. There is no magical way to solve the issue if humans not doing anything to protect the oceans.

In terms of logos in the article, the author uses logos to demonstrate the thesis of the article by offering logical, clear and rational ideas. He uses a lot of references and quotations of experts. For example, Miriam Goldstein, a graduate student researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego, and the lead author of the study found that by adding huge amount of plastic to the oceans, it could causes large-scale change to the ocean’s ecological system. The author quotes some references of related ocean’s pollution researches to make the article more supportive by including information of the main idea.

In terms of pathos in the article, the author uses pathos to impress the audiences and engage their emotions. This strategy evokes the audiences to think and agree about the points that the author rises although there might be some bias. For example, Jo Royle, a trans-ocean skipper and ocean advocate said that “Over the last seven years we’ve seen it increase dramatically. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been on a beach and not seen plastic.” It shows that the beaches are being destroyed by mostly plastic pollution. The amount of pollution increases dramatically over the past seven years. The problem is becoming worse if humans continue pollute the oceans. It leads the audiences to think about how serious the problem of oceans pollution is. The audiences might feel bad while they realize the amount of pollution are massive.

In terms of ethos, the authors uses ethos to demonstrate that the article is credible and trustworthy.

In some instances, a speaker’s reputation immediately establishes ethos. They are expertise, knowledge or experience. This strategy gives the audiences a reason for listening. For example, Dr Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez, a biological oceanographer, with the National Oceanography Centre at Britain’s University of Southampton said that the food chain are affecting fish fertility rates and this affects food security and coastal population. The author mentions that the pollution is having a huge impact on the oceans. Besides, it is urgent to be

tackle.

In conclusion, the article indicates that the massive impact of plastic and “dead zones” pollution of the oceans. The author uses logos, pathos and ethos in the article to make it more persuasive and realistic by adding lots of quotations, experiences and references. Also, the author mention some solution at the end of the article and it leads the audiences to think about what should they do to protect the ocean.