Rhetorical Analysis Of Hawaii's Wild Side

Traveling is an activity that numerous people look forward to and often leaves these people with a story tell. Author, Michael Pollan wrote Hawaii’s Wild Side where he informs readers of his family’s adventure to what he refers to as the wild side of Hawaii which is geographically known as the island of Kauai (Pollan Travel + Leisure). Pollan begins his article by constructing his credibility, appealing emotional to readers, and his use of logic; however, there are still a few weakened points throughout the way. Throughout Pollan’s article he is constantly explaining what he saw on and how he felt while visiting Kauai which ultimately strengthens Pollan’s credibility and appeals to ethos. For instance, towards the beginning of the article, Pollan and his family are headed out from their resort and to a landscape tour of the island. Pollan describes how he saw things ranging from a “what appears to be a jagged white tear in its dark fabric: it takes us a while to realize we’re looking at a waterfall” to life in the dark jungle (Pollan Travel + Leisure). However, Pollan also gets down to the source at the beginning of the article by engaging into what the tour guide had to say. For instance, the tour guide, Spot, explained to the children on the tour to take a mental image of …show more content…
The article, Hawaii’s Wild Side, also has some characteristics of an inferior article. A flaw throughout Pollan’s argument is mainly pertained to his use of ethos. Pollan stated personal testimony to his readers and also stated few facts from their tour-guide Spot (Pollan Travel + Leisure). Perhaps, Pollan’s argument could have been strengthened if he would have researched more facts and statistics about the Kauai and Hawaii itself. Facts and statistics of how construction seems to take over every part of the world, and how it took over the other parts of Hawaii would have made for a healthier