Argumentative Essay On Blackfish

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We agree with the documentary Blackfish. The reason we agree with Blackfish is because of how they expressed their logos, pathos, and ethos throughout the documentary. They showed many different things to persuade us to believe that Seaworld is a bad place for the whales. The logos used in Blackfish was the videos and all of the backup information that they had. SeaWorld’s former workers came in for interview and revealed the truth. For example, when Dawn Brancheau was killed by Tillicum Seaworld claimed that it was her ponytail that got his attention but the makers of Blackfish had the video to prove that Tillicum got Dawn’s arm not her ponytail. The pathos used in Blackfish was how it made you feel bad for the whales in some of the
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