Collin's New Evidence
In Senator Collins opening statements of agroterrorism at the hearing before the committee on governmental affairs United States Senate, he uses several skills to frame the problem. He illustrates five examples of metaphor, war metaphor language, and synecdoche to help support his argument.
First, in Collins statements he frames the problem of agroterrorism by using metaphor language to get his point across. "The fields and pastures of America's farmland might seem at first to have nothing in common with the towers of the World Trade Center or our busy seaports. In fact, however, they are merely different manifestations of the same high priority target, the American economy" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's …show more content…
"We must join together on a bipartisan basis to address this growing threat before it reaches our soil" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket 2003). This metaphor compares the cooperation of the United States to the threat of the agroterrorism. The author recommends the importance of the U.S. coming to an agreement before it affects the nations soil. In this instance the word soil is meant literally rather than figuratively. Lastly, "an attack upon just one segment of the food supply could cripple our economy, require geographic quarantines, cause massive social upheaval, and, of course, produce illness and death" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket 2003). In this war metaphor she describes the possible threat of agroterrorism. This sentence compares the attack of food supply, to effects of the nation. In conclusion, Collins opening statements illustrate five examples of metaphor, war metaphor language, and synecdoche that frame the problem of agroterrorism. Collins statements are clear and follow the five tasks to frame a problem as an …show more content…
The war metaphor compares the vulnerability to risk which is a conflicting statement. Being vulnerable leads one to being in risk of potential harm. If we are vulnerable by animals being bred close together then if agroterrorism occurs then we are at risk of potential outbreak of disease occurred in the facilities could cause serious problems for the animals and owners
Furthermore, "Biotechnical modifications have reportedly increased the stress levels of exposed animals, which has, in turn, lowered their natural tolerance to disease while at the same time increased the volume of bacteria that they could be expected to shed in the event of an infection" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket 2003). This example illustrates a synecdoche as the biotenchinic modification are the whole and the part is the affects it has on the animals. One would expect that lowering the tolerance to disease, would slow the volume of bacteria, however, it actually
In Senator Collins opening statements of agroterrorism at the hearing before the committee on governmental affairs United States Senate, he uses several skills to frame the problem. He illustrates five examples of metaphor, war metaphor language, and synecdoche to help support his argument.
First, in Collins statements he frames the problem of agroterrorism by using metaphor language to get his point across. "The fields and pastures of America's farmland might seem at first to have nothing in common with the towers of the World Trade Center or our busy seaports. In fact, however, they are merely different manifestations of the same high priority target, the American economy" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's …show more content…
"We must join together on a bipartisan basis to address this growing threat before it reaches our soil" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket 2003). This metaphor compares the cooperation of the United States to the threat of the agroterrorism. The author recommends the importance of the U.S. coming to an agreement before it affects the nations soil. In this instance the word soil is meant literally rather than figuratively. Lastly, "an attack upon just one segment of the food supply could cripple our economy, require geographic quarantines, cause massive social upheaval, and, of course, produce illness and death" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket 2003). In this war metaphor she describes the possible threat of agroterrorism. This sentence compares the attack of food supply, to effects of the nation. In conclusion, Collins opening statements illustrate five examples of metaphor, war metaphor language, and synecdoche that frame the problem of agroterrorism. Collins statements are clear and follow the five tasks to frame a problem as an …show more content…
The war metaphor compares the vulnerability to risk which is a conflicting statement. Being vulnerable leads one to being in risk of potential harm. If we are vulnerable by animals being bred close together then if agroterrorism occurs then we are at risk of potential outbreak of disease occurred in the facilities could cause serious problems for the animals and owners
Furthermore, "Biotechnical modifications have reportedly increased the stress levels of exposed animals, which has, in turn, lowered their natural tolerance to disease while at the same time increased the volume of bacteria that they could be expected to shed in the event of an infection" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket 2003). This example illustrates a synecdoche as the biotenchinic modification are the whole and the part is the affects it has on the animals. One would expect that lowering the tolerance to disease, would slow the volume of bacteria, however, it actually