Jane Goodall wrote a very valuable article called "I Acknowledge mine" where she argues about exploiting animals and the need to ensure respect for animal rights. In this article Goodall condemns the practice of using chimpanzees in bio-scientific research, as well as emphasizing the importance of the human race in maintaining the safety and well-being of animals.
To present the argument efficiently Goodall makes use of the rhetorical strategic ethos, pathos and logos. She uses pathos when she shows the suffering these animals go through, when they are used to promote scientific advancement from which they will not usurp, even going so far as to die in the process. In this way, it appeals to people's emotions so that they have empathy for the cause of the chimpanzees.
She uses ethos, showing that we, as rational human beings capable of distinguishing the correct from the incorrect situations, must impose ourselves and demand that biomedical companies respect animal rights and not use them in irresponsible ways that cause pain and suffering to they. In this way, it appeals to the ethical values of readers.
Finally, she uses the logos, showing that the chimpanzees are alive and as such deserve to be treated with dignity, since they feel pain, fear, anguish, among other feelings. In addition, it shows that it is logical for human beings to test biomedical advances that will benefit them only.
