Topic > Science celebrates with Dolly, the cloned sheep

In the world of science there is only one reason to celebrate: a scientific breakthrough. July 5, 1996 is, in the eyes of many scientists, a date when a celebration is truly in order. A star was created, Dolly, a sheep who was successfully cloned in the hands of science. In the website article “How Human Cloning Will Work,” authors Cristen Conger and Kevin Bonsor use rhetorical appeals to illustrate the possible failures and outcomes of human cloning. A detailed evaluation of how authors use logos, pathos, and ethics to explain a “how to” about cloning to their audiences will be explored. One element that the authors used in this article to persuade readers was reasoning or logos. The author used history and statistics as the basis for his logos. One of the scientists mentioned was Zavous and Antinori who hoped to help infertile parents have children with the use of cloning. Zavous has a PhD in reproductive physiology, biochemistry and statistics. He has written articles that have been published all over the world. Antinori is a gynecologist and embryologist who claims to have used cloning to induce pregnancy in three women. However, he did not want to name names and many colleagues were sceptical. The authors tell in detail step by step how cloning works, starting from the human egg donor to the birth of the clone, and also what therapeutic cloning is and how it could help the future of human beings. To further their logical appeal, the authors show readers they know and understand detailed accounts of cloning starting from the beginning of creation to how it could help humans. Furthermore, on the front page the authors write that Dolly was born on July 5, 1996, but under the cover of Time Magazine it says that Dolly was cloned in...... middle of paper...... in her research. The persuasiveness of “How Human Cloning Will Work” used reasoning, a little emotion, and little credibility . Cristen and Kevin wrote an article to explain in more depth to an audience that has little knowledge about human cloning. The article begins strongly with the explanation of cloning and how it works, together with famous scientists from the cloning world. However, from there on, the article's credibility diminishes due to logical reasoning, emotional appeal, and believability. The article contains two different dates with Dolly's cloning, uses heartstrings to convince the reader to take a certain stance on the issue, and mentions a scientist who was shamed for false information. "How Human Cloning Will Work" is supposed to be an impartial how-to article about cloning, however the rhetorical appeals made impoverish the article and the authors.