What´s Genetically Modified Organism?

A Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is an organism whose chromosome is altered to appear different than it would originally appear without alteration. When looking at GMO’s, Michael Specter -an American journalist for “The New Yorker”- and Dr. Vandana Shiva -a science scholar- took positions on the topic of GMO’s. Michael Specter’s belief is that if GMO’s are not harmful, there is no true reason for opposing them. On the other hand, Dr. Shiva believes that although GMO’s are not harmful, there are other reasons for opposing them, such as the cost of seeds. Although they have several different opposing points, they do appear to find common ground within the endangerment of global food supply. Specter makes it clear that he is pro-GMO through the data and information which he presents in his article. Although he starts by speaking upon Dr. Shiva and her beliefs, he includes astonishing information which contains reasons to why these food modifications are actually helpful, rather than harmful. One of the first tools he uses to lure in the audience is logos when he writes, “By the end of the century, the world may well have to accommodate ten billion inhabitants—roughly the equivalent of adding two new Indias” (Specter, par. 5). When he says this, it causes the audience to start thinking about how these changes he supports could be …show more content…
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