S2 Exercise 23: Persuasion (3)
Example 2.4 - In this extract, a girl has written to a magazine after it printed an article about the cruelty of dancing bears. Read the letter over twice.
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Letter to the editor
The Editor Bliss Magazine London WC2H 8JG Dear Sir
I read your article on dancing bears (Bliss, June 2000) with great interest. Another cruel spectator sport is bullfighting. I think this sport is disgusting. It exploits animals for fun and this is totally unfair and unjustified.
The animal has to endure excruciating pain until it suffers a long drawn out death – and this is supposed to be in the name of entertainment!
In 1993, a French poll found 83% of people were against bullfighting. Now many towns have been forced to stop putting on fights because of widespread opposition.
I do appreciate that in some areas bullfighting has a long tradition and that it is part of Spanish culture. But, I feel that there should be no place for it in today’s society.
Yours sincerely
Sophie Hall |
- a) Is the letter convincing? Why/why not?
- b) What techniques has the girl used?
- c) Check out the facts and the sources for the facts. Are you convinced by them? Explain
- d) How could it be improved?