The Ethicist, a column of The New York Time’s Magazine held a contest, asking readers to “Tell Us Why It’s Ethical to Eat Meat.” Read the contest call, Calling All Carnivores (Links to an external site.). And then read the responses of each finalist, Put Your Ethics Where Your Mouth Is (Links to an external site.), and the response of the winner, Give Thanks for Meat (Links to an external site.).
Consider the contest, “Tell Us Why It’s Ethical to Eat Meat.” What is the argument of each response? Do you agree or disagree with the argument of each response? Why or why not? And if you were the judge of this contest, which response would you choose as the winner?
Also read, Cowboys, Impossible Whoppers and the Stories that Sell Food (Links to an external site.).
And watch the following advertisements included in the article, And watch the following advertisements included in the article,
https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/north-food-cowboys-impossible-whoppers-and-the-stories-that-sell-food
Then consider the other article and the advertisements in conjunction. What argument does this article/advertisements make? is the rhetorical situation of each argument? For each, outline the resource, author, audience, motivation, and circumstance.
