Heinrich and Carson Readings

This is really ironic that we are reading about Rachel Carson, being that I first learned of her book and her efforts to save the planet in my Advanced Placement Environmental Science class in high school. In my opinion Carson uses lots of argumentative techniques to get her point across about the use of pesticides and the pollution to the environment. One major use of pathos was when she talked about the writers of The Bill of Rights and how they could not have foreseen the problems of the current die of pollution and the destroying of our natural environment. A instance of ethos in this writing is that she understands that she wants to people to use less insecticides but that in some cases it must be used. As this writing relates to the Heinrich readings, Carson uses commonplaces to connect with the readers in addition to code-grooming, especially when she refers to WWII, chemicals, radiation, and Darwin. When she uses these commonplaces and codes she is making use of logos and ethos by establishing credibility and giving evidence that insecticides can be dangerous to humans.