Summary Of Protecting Our Wild Horses

In Robert Redford’s article, “Protect our WIld Horses”, Redford uses ethos and statistics to construct and argument regarding the protection of wild horses and why congress should do a better job at protecting them. Redford appeals to the reader’s sense of ethics by stating that “ any infringement on [a horse’s] legally protected right to live is an assault on American principals.” Redford uses states this to make the reader feel as if the mistreatment of wild horses was breaking the constitution since horses don't get one of the basic human rights, life. This can get the reader to believe that the horses aren't just normals animals and push to preserve them.

Redford also uses statistics to better understand the scale if the mistreatment