Allen Greer Argument Analysis

This evaluative essay will be discussing and analysing the target article by Allen Greer titled ‘Fewer people would mean fewer worries’. In order to do so appropriately, this essay will use methods of argument analysis that have been developed during this course. This article appeared in the Australian on 16 January 2008. It addresses environmental issues such as climate change, water shortages and the dearth of arable land for agriculture. Greer essential argument states that reducing or stabilising the population of the world should be the preferred method to combat these environmental issues rather than relying on ever increasing technological advancement. He argues that technology hasn't been able to cope with the demands of the ever-growing