Sewage Filter System:
The Psychological Reassurance
Sewage-filter systems help human fulfilling their daily needs of clean water. Since some individuals connect the history of their water to contamination, the idea of drinking our own sewage disgusted some. A science writer, Elizabeth Royte publishes an essay about the process of water filtering from the sewage and the pros and cons of having it. Her argument is basically saying that the recycled water is safe enough to use after several consideration and personal experience that she has. The only thing that barriers human acceptance is the idea of where the water came from. Inside her essay, Royte argues that the process of acceptance is apparently based more on the psychological aspects rather …show more content…
She follows the background with her personal experience when she goes to a water plant. She describes how the water filtering going in chronological order. She is able to do that because she is writing in the first person point of view. For the first several paragraph it is mostly her personal experience visiting the water plan with the guidance of an expert. Since she explains to the reader step by step on how the water filter works, indirectly she is arguing that the water plant is safe enough and that it has been through a lot of process.
After finishing the tour of the water plant, she jots down some pros and cons from several experts regarding the water plant. She puts the pros and cons in a debate format. She listed first the statement from Connnor Everts, executive director of the Southern California Watershed Alliance to argue that human should use every waste as a resource. Then, she follows it up with several scientist that is questioning the water plant for its risk. This creates a balanced argument because it covers both sides of the matter. With this structure, Royte is able to reduce or eliminates the sense of bias in her
The Psychological Reassurance
Sewage-filter systems help human fulfilling their daily needs of clean water. Since some individuals connect the history of their water to contamination, the idea of drinking our own sewage disgusted some. A science writer, Elizabeth Royte publishes an essay about the process of water filtering from the sewage and the pros and cons of having it. Her argument is basically saying that the recycled water is safe enough to use after several consideration and personal experience that she has. The only thing that barriers human acceptance is the idea of where the water came from. Inside her essay, Royte argues that the process of acceptance is apparently based more on the psychological aspects rather …show more content…
She follows the background with her personal experience when she goes to a water plant. She describes how the water filtering going in chronological order. She is able to do that because she is writing in the first person point of view. For the first several paragraph it is mostly her personal experience visiting the water plan with the guidance of an expert. Since she explains to the reader step by step on how the water filter works, indirectly she is arguing that the water plant is safe enough and that it has been through a lot of process.
After finishing the tour of the water plant, she jots down some pros and cons from several experts regarding the water plant. She puts the pros and cons in a debate format. She listed first the statement from Connnor Everts, executive director of the Southern California Watershed Alliance to argue that human should use every waste as a resource. Then, she follows it up with several scientist that is questioning the water plant for its risk. This creates a balanced argument because it covers both sides of the matter. With this structure, Royte is able to reduce or eliminates the sense of bias in her