They used the strongest appeal for most people, emotional. A person could be logical but something, somewhere is going to appeal to their emotions, and who does not love babies or dogs? Consumption of the human flesh is illegal in the United States, but consuming dog is only illegal in six. Most people feel stronger against eating their child or dog than they do about millions of children, moms, dads, etc. going hungry and eventually dying of malnutrition. Either way someone loses. This is why there needs to be a movement making food resources available to all. Why can we save one, but spare the other? "The instinct comes before our reason, and is more important" (Foer 4). We would rather save something we are expected to love rather than saving others in society that we may never give a second thought
They used the strongest appeal for most people, emotional. A person could be logical but something, somewhere is going to appeal to their emotions, and who does not love babies or dogs? Consumption of the human flesh is illegal in the United States, but consuming dog is only illegal in six. Most people feel stronger against eating their child or dog than they do about millions of children, moms, dads, etc. going hungry and eventually dying of malnutrition. Either way someone loses. This is why there needs to be a movement making food resources available to all. Why can we save one, but spare the other? "The instinct comes before our reason, and is more important" (Foer 4). We would rather save something we are expected to love rather than saving others in society that we may never give a second thought