Summary Of Alternative Testing Cannot Replace Animal Experimentation By George Poste

Animal Testing Rights

The article “Alternative Testing Cannot Replace Animal Experimentation'' was written by the author George Poste. In this article Poste talks about how animal testing is a necessity and that there is no alternative to replace animal testing. Poste is credible to write this article because he is a veterinarian, the Professor of Health Innovation and the Chief Scientist at Arizona State University. He has published over 400 research papers and edited 14 different books on pharmaceutical technologies, cancer, along with other infectious diseases. He wrote this specific article to prove that animal testing actually is necessary. This article is targeted for people interested in animal rights, experiments on them, and alternative testing methods. Poste’s purpose for writing this

He wants to show everyone, including animal rights activists, that scientists don’t use animal studies for pleasure and that there is no other option. In order to appeal to his audience, he uses emotional, and ethical views. He also uses dogmatism as a form of BLANK. Using these three methods, Poste explains that there are no alternative testing methods that can replace animal experimentation. George Poste uses pathos multiple times during this article to appeal to his audience emotionally. The first statement Poste uses as an emotional appeal is, “In short, it would require a lifestyle far removed from that enjoyed by most people, particularly the jet-setting celebrities who oppose animal research.” Poste explains that without animal testing, humans wouldn’t have the luxury of living with drugs, vaccines, painkillers, anesthetics and surgery. In this quote he uses celebrities as the obvious example since they are customarily injected with plastic fillers and