In her article, author Norah Whelan shows concern about the issue and states that it is not the first time she has written an article of this nature. “Ah, irresponsible dog owners: not a new topic among our readers, but still a group who …show more content…
Some people may just be that lazy, think dog poop is disgusting, or they forgot to bring a bag with them to pick up the poop. Whelan suggests using a “kill’em with kindness” approach which is sending the offender a PoopBuddy package, jokingly. Throughout her article, Whelan uses many strong sources that strengthen her credibility and appeal to ethos, as well as build her argument. One source being, Cesar Milan, the Dog
Guru’s website. (https://www.cesarsway) Citing Cesar Milan’s website boosts Whelans credibility by showing that she has done her homework and has provided facts and statistics, as well as opinions to support her claim. She also uses examples from her own life to introduce and support the issue, which shows that this is something personal and that she has had first hand experience dealing with the issue. Whelan uses strong appeals to logos with a lot of facts and statistics. She points out facts such as dog waste left on the street is not only obnoxious and gross, but it can also be very dangerous if it makes it way into the water