Pit Bulls Rhetorical Analysis
My Rhetorical Analysis of "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?"
In 2004, Maclean's published Lianne George's essay, "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?" in regards to a proposal to ban pit bulls. Lianne George is currently an associate editor for Maclean's magazine in Canada. She has written numerous commentaries such as this one, "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?" for Maclean's and other publications like the National Post.
Lianne George begins with an overview of dog breeds falling in and out of fashion. She compares the current pit bull hysteria to those of previous ones including Dalmatians and Doberman Pinschers. However, the pit bull has been considered the meanest dog for the past two decades. George follows this with information about attacks in the past few weeks and how Ontario introduced legislation to ban pit bulls (and related breeds). She also brings to attention how the term "pit bull" is often misused to describe similar breeds, but not the true American pit bull terrier. George uses multiple animal …show more content…
" the meanest, baddest' dogs in North American Pop Culture have been, without a doubt, pit bulls." Even though this stereotype exists, she challenges it by giving her own relation to pit bulls. "To me, Ahab, is a regular family dog: a joker and a couch potato, hungry for affection and table scraps, gentle and patient with ear-yanking children." She is able to state the real trouble and give information on what is being done to help the subject. "Currently, Canadian animal experts and organizations are lobbying for more comprehensive dangerous dog legislation something that holds owners of all breeds accountable and doesn't penalize responsible owners of maligned breeds." I feel George is rhetorically effective over all with it comes to her essay, "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?" She gets her position across and leaves you thinking about what can be done to solve the
In 2004, Maclean's published Lianne George's essay, "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?" in regards to a proposal to ban pit bulls. Lianne George is currently an associate editor for Maclean's magazine in Canada. She has written numerous commentaries such as this one, "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?" for Maclean's and other publications like the National Post.
Lianne George begins with an overview of dog breeds falling in and out of fashion. She compares the current pit bull hysteria to those of previous ones including Dalmatians and Doberman Pinschers. However, the pit bull has been considered the meanest dog for the past two decades. George follows this with information about attacks in the past few weeks and how Ontario introduced legislation to ban pit bulls (and related breeds). She also brings to attention how the term "pit bull" is often misused to describe similar breeds, but not the true American pit bull terrier. George uses multiple animal …show more content…
" the meanest, baddest' dogs in North American Pop Culture have been, without a doubt, pit bulls." Even though this stereotype exists, she challenges it by giving her own relation to pit bulls. "To me, Ahab, is a regular family dog: a joker and a couch potato, hungry for affection and table scraps, gentle and patient with ear-yanking children." She is able to state the real trouble and give information on what is being done to help the subject. "Currently, Canadian animal experts and organizations are lobbying for more comprehensive dangerous dog legislation something that holds owners of all breeds accountable and doesn't penalize responsible owners of maligned breeds." I feel George is rhetorically effective over all with it comes to her essay, "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?" She gets her position across and leaves you thinking about what can be done to solve the