Deliberative Rhetorical Analysis Of Shallow Waters

Shallow Waters Water is an important resource that maintains life and is arguably the most substantial resource for the essence of life. As humans, we drink water to stay alive. Shift the perspective to an animal the requires water to live, fish for example, without being submerged in the water it would die. The importance of water is crucial to any ecosystem, and imagine an instance where man-made structures inhibit the natural world and could eventually tip an ecosystem out of control. There is a scientific text, based on research, written by the Western Environmental Law Center that argues how the instream flow of the Spokane River needs to be increased for the survival of the fish. They write to the Washington Department of Ecology†¦show more content†¦The tone of this paper has a sense of urgency and is wholly academic. The author does this for a reason, they are attempting to sound professional and knowledgeable about their argument. The firm is attempting to sway the audience in a w ay so they can understand that change needs to be made. The language that is used is extremely specific due to the fact the paper is based on its statistics, for example, â€Å"Ecology’s IFIM study for the Spokane River relied on habitat curves that were not tailored to the Spokane River.† (48) The statement is explaining the tool that is used to calculate inflow is not made to determine a large river, and this is followed by multiple diagrams explaining why this is true. They want the audience to understand that if change does not happen soon a huge issue can arise. Another point pertaining to ethos is that they are not simplifying anything for the audience. They know that the audience is filled with other scientists and professionals that know about the topic being discussed. The law firm also avoids simplification of the piece to get straight to their point. The firm knew that average citizens would not be reading this publication because it has nothing to do with their involvement in society. The information that is explained throughout the text is all connected to environmental science because of that is kept in the jargon used by scientists, another reason common people would not read