Peta's Rhetorical Analysis: Animals Used For Food

As humans, we have been naturally inclined to eat meat since the start of our existence. But many people believe that using an animal for our own personal gain is very unethical. One such group, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), published “Animals Used for Food” in 2016 on their organizational website, they argue that animals are compassionate just like we are and that people need to be their heroes. PETA’s audience incorporates everyday people in a global aspect. This article combines the rhetorical appeals of ethos, logos and pathos. The author of this article mostly uses the emotional appeal of pathos to help persuade people to help them in their efforts to save the animals. Finding rhetoric in articles is very easy, we