Summary Of Swinton's Essay On Rape And War

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Hello Ligia,

Your analysis of Swinton 's essay is similar to my own, and I would agree with you that her essay is fueled almost entirely by emotion. Swinton clearly had her opinion made and Kristof, or any other writer, would likely be unable to persuade her. To compare hunting of animals, to rape and war, but to ignore the fact that we slaughter livestock every day is an example of Swinton picking and choosing facts that favor her opinion.

Kristof on the other hand does make it seem that his strongest argument for hunting deer and other animals is population control. I don 't think this was the intended meaning of his writing. Rather, I believe Kristof was using population control as an argument for hunting, and not the primary reason.