Rhetorical Analysis Of The Insect Apocalypse Is Here By Brooke Lee

In 'The Insect Apocalypse is Here', Brooke Jarvis presents a persuasive argument on the crisis of declining insect populations using ethos, logos, and pathos. She cites multiple studies and experts in entomology, uses data and statistics, and employs vivid language and storytelling to evoke emotions and create a sense of urgency. Jarvis's writing appeals to the reader's sense of empathy and inspires them to act by offering concrete steps to address the issue. Although the article lacks direct citations, the author's reputation, supporting evidence, and personal observations are still used to establish credibility. The article successfully convinces the reader of the importance of the insect apocalypse and motivates them to act.

Jarvis begins

The author describes the devastating effects of the insect apocalypse, such as the loss of pollinators, the decline of food sources, destruction of ecosystems, and even the simple change in landscape of normality in some places of the world that lead to a butterfly effect of problems. Jarvis begins with a story from Sune Boye Riis who lived north of Copenhagen, Denmark where a large population of flying insects inhabited trails and roadways. He remembered riding his bike, “out in the country, moving fast. But strangely, he wasn’t eating any bugs” (Jarvis 3). Out with his son, he realized this as a strange nostalgia reminded him of how many of these insects would float around, forming clouds in front of him as he traversed the rich, rural, grassy levels of his township as kid. Now older, he wondered where they could have gone and became scared of the doom, they may face without the important ecosystem members. He set out to help find the answer by documenting the insect populations. “Still, the most disquieting thing wasn’t the disappearance of certain species of insects; it was the deeper worry… that a whole insect world might be quietly going missing, a loss of abundance that could alter the planet in unknowable ways” (Jarvis 3). Many of us indulged in fiction where the suspense is based on a catastrophic event like a natural event of a large magnitude, lethal plague attacks, or a world dominated by violent, disgruntled extraterrestrial life forms. The connation and the emotions are the usually the same moreover; sad and bleak with a low chance of success in deterring whatever the event is, melancholy environments that have changed as a result of the impending doom. Comparatively, Jarvis describes our present and future in this same way. This vivid language and connation helps to bring the issue to life and paint a picture of a