Alon Tal's View Of Overpopulation

The argument’s main idea is that overpopulation has a major impact on the Earth. The author explains how overpopulation leads to food insecurity, land depletion, human suffering, species extinction, and decreased social services. The article shows how all of these problems are caused by overpopulation, and statistics and examples are given to prove the author’s reasoning. The author might view overpopulation in a negative way because research shows that too many people on the Earth causes a multitude of problems. Also, the author could have a bias that affects his perspective. The author, Alon Tal, is an environmental activist and former chairman of Israel’s Green Party. This might lead Tal to neglect evidence that shows that overpopulation
is not a problem. Environmental advocates are very critical of overpopulation because they have a greater understanding of how it impacts the Earth. This article does acknowledge other perspectives. Tal cites articles from the New York Times and the Guardian that argue that overpopulation is not a major problem anymore. Tal then explains how these arguments are wrong by using a variety of evidence. This article is is published by HuffPost, which is known as being politically liberal and mostly opinion-based. However, the evidence provided in this article can easily be verified by checking it with other sources. The argument seems to be valid, but it would be beneficial to also read articles written by the opposing side to have a more objective view. The implication of this article is that countries need to slow down population growth before it is too late. Tal wants readers to understand that having too many people on the Earth decreases the quality of life for everyone.