“The Wild World of Animal Prostheses”

The title of the article didn’t draw in my attention very well. In this case the attention getter for the article was the first few sentences. The first paragraph causes the readers to be intrigued. It uses pathos. Using the examples of Motala, Fuji and Stumpy, Sayre pulls at the readers’ heartstrings. Giving the article a very strong emotional appeal and causes the reader to have the desire to keep reading.

The tone of the article was informative. Throughout the article there was a good balance between facts, quotes and explanation. The quotes are consistent and logically placed within the article. They add to the after every quotes the name of the person and their credibility was established.  By doing that the reader knows that this article has lots of ethos, adding to that, since the article was published in TIME magazine, the article has some previously established credibility.

 Yes, this article is directed to the general public because of where it was published. However, since the article discussed both animal and human prosthetics, I think this article appeals to people who are in need of prosthetics, specifically war veterans. In addition, the target audience is also people in the medical field or animal lovers.

 Overall I liked the article. I definitely learned a few things about both human and animal prosthetics. I liked how for every example of an animal prosthetic there then was a human prosthetic mentioned, making a good connection between humans and animals.  

 I think that everyone deserves to have working limbs. Depending on the circumstances, buying a dog neuticles, may be a little extreme. It ultimately depends on the owners of the animal. If they want to spend the money, perhaps feel guilty, and want the dog to be happy then they should purchase neuticles. My dog doesn’t have neuticles, is neutered, and his overall demeanor hasn’t really changed since the surgery. If prosthetics will help the animal or human then I think they should have them.