Rhetorical Analysis Of Let There Be Dark

“Let there be dark” is an article published by the Los Angeles TImes by Paul Bogard that speaks about the hazards of lighting up night skies. Bogard worries “we are rapidly losing nights natural darkness” and argues that not only does lack of natural darkness affects our worlds pollution but also our country’s economy as we waste “energy” and “dollar”. We are also slowly losing the capability of producing melatonin a key hormone in providing a healthy body. WIth the use of the three rhetorical figures, pathos, logos and ethos; Bogard was able to state to regular home owners and dwellers that we read to change our habits towards the nightś darkness and learn to embrace the beauty and uniqueness of it.
Throughout the passage, Bogard took a liking
He openly wrote the many concerns and dramatic effects which are concluded with the lack of natural light. Mentioned before, he lists the lack of melatonin, which would encourage sane individuals to side with him for their own wellbeing. He continues by also stating that “sleep disorders have been linked to diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and depression”. While this may be considered pathos, Bogard mentions how this disturbance will have a negative impact on our lives. This will of course cause the audience to key in with his points since like everyone would want to protect themselves and family any way how.
Lastly, throughout the text there is subtle hints of ethos. Bogard uses these statistics and numbers to build a professional connection with the people and make him seem credible. He stated in his text the “the amount of light in the sky increases an average of about 6% every year”. Citing this indicates the dynamic effects we have on the night skies, and aso supports his claim that as night fall closes in “we reach quickly for the light switch.” His moral way to deal with this topic will urge the group of onlookers to favor his contention and ideally empower a change or some kind of