In the passage, “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor,” Garrett Hardin argues that if the prosperous continue to help the penurious, this will cause overpopulation in the country. Many people are faced with the question of should they help or should they not. Hardin uses real world examples and an extended metaphor to argue his point. The rich countries are viewed as a lifeboat and the poor countries are the people swimming in the ocean hoping to get in. Since resources are scarce, Hardin argues resources should not be shared. Just because there are poor people in this world, Hardin believes it should not be a priority to give them the resources that is provided to the rich. Hardin uses ethos, logos, and pathos to persuade his
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Logos is the appeal to logics, that convinces the reader the argument is valid. He applies data to further confirm his reasonings. For example, Hardin uses the lifeboat scenario once again to explain how those in the rich nations are doubling in size compared to how those in the poor nations doubles. Each time Hardin provides facts and statistics, he shows his reader how valid his points are. He expresses the fact that there are fifty people aboard the lifeboat. There is room for ten more people to join because the capacity of passengers is sixty (291). Since, there are ten more available spots for more passengers, Hardin say ten more could join the boat. The question then would be which ten do you choose (291). Although, there are a hundred-people swimming in the water who wants the help. Even if those were admitted on the boat there would be ninety other people stranded. Adding those ten people would affect the safety factor and may still hurt the people on the lifeboat. Hardin was thinking about the consequences. This is an example of the teleological theory. In Ronald F. White’s book, Moral Inquiry, it states that a teleological thinker ponders on the consequences of actions instead of the behavior (White 280). Hardin once again supports his idea of why the rich shouldn’t help the poor in such situation. He keeps his readers thinking about the consequences and tend to steer …show more content…
Pathos appeals to emotion, and persuades the audience by creating emotion. After Hardin mentions that the boat will drown if the rich were to save all the poor, he states, “Complete justice, complete catastrophe” (291). Using words such as justice and catastrophe makes the reader become aware of the danger everyone could be put in. Hardin affectively drew his audience in with the use of pathos. The word usage also further proves the validity of his
Logos is the appeal to logics, that convinces the reader the argument is valid. He applies data to further confirm his reasonings. For example, Hardin uses the lifeboat scenario once again to explain how those in the rich nations are doubling in size compared to how those in the poor nations doubles. Each time Hardin provides facts and statistics, he shows his reader how valid his points are. He expresses the fact that there are fifty people aboard the lifeboat. There is room for ten more people to join because the capacity of passengers is sixty (291). Since, there are ten more available spots for more passengers, Hardin say ten more could join the boat. The question then would be which ten do you choose (291). Although, there are a hundred-people swimming in the water who wants the help. Even if those were admitted on the boat there would be ninety other people stranded. Adding those ten people would affect the safety factor and may still hurt the people on the lifeboat. Hardin was thinking about the consequences. This is an example of the teleological theory. In Ronald F. White’s book, Moral Inquiry, it states that a teleological thinker ponders on the consequences of actions instead of the behavior (White 280). Hardin once again supports his idea of why the rich shouldn’t help the poor in such situation. He keeps his readers thinking about the consequences and tend to steer …show more content…
Pathos appeals to emotion, and persuades the audience by creating emotion. After Hardin mentions that the boat will drown if the rich were to save all the poor, he states, “Complete justice, complete catastrophe” (291). Using words such as justice and catastrophe makes the reader become aware of the danger everyone could be put in. Hardin affectively drew his audience in with the use of pathos. The word usage also further proves the validity of his