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Mr Abbey About The Damnation Of The Canyon

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I would agree with Mr. Abbey about the damnation of the canyon but he could have made a better argument. I am positive that he used a logical fallacy in this text.“This argument appeals to the wheelchair ethos of the wealthy, upper-middle-class American slob” Specifically an ad hominem. In my opinion he is being rude on purpose in the text. The dam is now more social and recreational. Just because not all of the trees grow anymore doesn’t mean it’s still not beautiful.you did’t have to come at the readers so negative. Someone could be in a wheelchair in their family and it could really offend someone. You could have worded it another way instead of attacking a certain group of people personally.(people in wheelchairs) The argument

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