My most compelling evidence is my claim that Hunting provides an alternative to industrial or processed meat which is usually not "organic", and has been injected with steroids or contaminated in another way; it also may have been raised and/or killed under inhumane conditions. By hunting your own meat guarantees organic meat, humane conditions, and responsible use of the animal (as long as the hunter is responsible). A responsible hunter mean he or she will respect that animal for what is providing them with and not let any meat or fur coat go to waste. Another strong point I have is that Animal overpopulation in some areas is destroying nature. In some areas of overpopulation, food is becoming scarce and animals have started to eat endangered plants and other vegetation that they would normally not, some even dying of starvation. Animals also cause a lot of problems along our nation's freeways and for many farmers. I believe these are my four strongest points in my paper because they aren’t just my personal opinions on hunting they are facts and problems that need some sort of solution.
My weakest evidence is my rebuttal to my claim of hunting being beneficial. Besides the people who already have strong feelings against hunting in general, hunting is a sport and just like others sports people don’t always follow the rules. Hunters also don’t have as many trained police to catch them in the act of committing a crime while hunting. For example, Poachers usually kill animals for only one product: tigers are slaughtered for their striped fur, elephants are killed for their ivory tusks and rhinos their large horn. The bodies of the animals are left to rot. Giving one conservation police officer 20,000 acres to patrol there’s a good chance of the poacher is escaping before the officer reaches the dead animal. Another point is that hunting is a very dangerous sport. Being dressed in camouflaged attire you can be mistaken for a moving target and end up getting shot, safety always has to be most important! I plan on addressing these issues because it can relate to their frustration about hunting in the first place but it can remind them that hunting legally, is a beneficial sport that helps society, wilderness, and provides a food sourse.
You have some good points here, but make sure your paper has a clear purpose. Are you trying to persuade people that they should hunt, or simply that hunting actually benefits wildlife? If you are just arguing that hunting is beneficial for the environment, then it may not be that relevant to your audience that the meat is healthier to eat. It would however, definitely still be relevant that the meat is raised under more humane conditions.
ReplyDeleteSo overall, you have a lot of good evidence here, just work on better focusing it.