The following argument contains a fair amount of rhetoric, stage…

Question The following argument contains a fair amount of rhetoric, stage… The following argument contains a fair amount of rhetoric, stage setting and explanation, but also a practical argument. Reconstruct it. Don’t worry too much about including every point that might be relevant; your main task should be to get the central argument laid out before you (then you can add sub-arguments, if you find any). Part of 3 the first paragraph is concerned to reply to a point made by the correspondent referred to; think carefully about whether, and in what way, this contributes to the writer’s intended argument. [Unit 5 – 1 mark]  I despair of your correspondent who responded to the article on otters and mink (Letters, 9 July). Mink are certainly not playful and delightful animals. She must be confusing them with ferrets. While I agree it is no fault of their own that they are with us, it is not a question of survival. Mink are in paradise here in the wild: no harsh winter; no natural predators; a vast range of prey. In the Mustelid family they have found a niche halfway between otters and pine marten with the aquatic ability of the former and the natural aggression of the latter. Mink are consequently able to reach nesting colonies of ducks and seabirds, formerly secure from predation, wiping them out and rendering the island sanctuaries untenable by birds. I would invite your correspondent to come to Argyll and see for herself. Mink are a scourge on our environment and should be eliminated at every opportunity. Arts & Humanities Philosophy PHIL 105 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)