Rachel Carson Silent Spring Rhetorical Analysis

In the passage Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, the author uses some rhetorical strategies to get her argument across to the reader about "parathion ... [being] a universal killer." She uses ethos, logos, imagery and rhetorical questions to get the readers attention.
First, she explains what parathion is and what it is used for. In her explanation she says that it is a "deadly poison..to control concentrations" of particular animals such as pests. But, that it is used wrong and kills masses of "birds distasteful to farmers."
Using ethos she claims that ,"The Fish and Wildlife Service... express serious concern[s]... that parathion [is] a potential hazard to humans." Meaning that farmers or anyone who uses parathion should stop because of its