Pros And Cons Of Foil Balloon Essay

Do balloons actually bring joy to millions? Some people believe that foil balloons should be banned and it is causing a controversy. This controversy was discussed in the video, “California Aims to Ban Metallic Balloons to Reduce Power Outages,” and the two articles “Balloons Bring Joy to Millions,” by Theo Lewis, and the article “Parties can be fun without balloons,” by Natalie Romero. While the author's present their argument to the same audience they used different rhetorical devices to persuade their audience to support their claim All of the three of the sources have a similar approach. First, all three of the sources address the same audience, specifically the people who buy and sell foil balloons. All of the author's do not address the audience but it is clear that they are trying to persuade their readers. …show more content…
In the passage by Natalie Romero it says “Now it's time for all of us to follow Emily’s example and banish balloons from our lives forever.” In the passage by Theo Lewis It says “Balloons bring joy to millions.” This shows that although each of the articles are on the same topic the both believe that they are true. Lastly both the passage by Theo Lewis and the video both are alike because they both use the rhetorical device or appeal, ethos. In both of the passages the talked to experts therefore using ethos. In the video Bill Quirk said that balloon risk the safety of workers when foil balloons come back down and get tangled in power lines. In the passage by Theo Lewis, Dan Flynn said “there is little evidence to prove that balloons hurt marine wildlife..” this shows that the passage by Theo Lewis and the video both use the ethos by quoting an expert