Week 3 Martin

In chapter 6 of Thank You for Arguing, Heinrichs tells us it is important for the audience to know your position on the issue without being biased. It seems contradictory but by using rhetorical tools correctly it can be done. Safran Foer does this often in Eating Animals. For example, he talked about his dislike for dogs and then changed to talking about his love for dogs. I think Safran Foer does this on purpose because he is attempting to appeal to multiple people not just one side of the issue. However, Safran Foer has to be careful because if he changes his mind too much or sub consciously continues to favor one side he may start to lose credibility with his audience which is one of the worst things an author can do. When credibility is lost, the reader usually puts down the book and doesn't finish. I felt like I understood what Safran Foer was attempting to do so it didn't bother me as much as it normally would have. Having the author tell both sides of the issue is something unique and I enjoyed it because I felt that it gave me much more information about the issue so I could make my own decisions of how I felt about the issue; it helps me finish reading the chapter because I become interested in the other side of the issue to see it full circle.