Erin Shelton
Professor Busser
English 3080
15 February 2017
over the last year. The pipeline, initially approved by the Army Corps
thousands of crude oil barrels daily, however, the Sioux Tribe of North
Author Justin Worland, wrote, What to Know About the Dakota Access
and details the facts and reasoning behind the Dakota Access Pipeline
there are a few instances of cognitive biases and qualifiers, which may
and address his audience, so that we may better justify his style and
that the layout of the article, bold section headings that each begs a
group is protesting the pipeline, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, and
why they are protesting, to save their rights and land. He addresses
the thousands of people who have joined Standing Rock to voice their
and concisely breaks down a topic. His main claim is that the Sioux
sacred burial ground, poses a threat to their water source, and would
pipeline.
facts about the pipeline such as, The Pipeline and Hazardous
that the pipeline will disrupt the tribes clean water source.
Pipeline Access Protests. However, with these fallacies and biases, the
public figures like actor Shailene Woodley, actor Mark Ruffalo and
continued.
biases and fallacies may lessen ethos and logos, they are
issue.
Rock Sioux Tribe against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He states,
The tribe has also [sued] the Army Corps of Engineers, which
permitted the project, alleging that the agency violated the National
insist that fossil fuels- including the vast reserves in the Bakken Shale-
need to be kept in the ground to protect the world from the worst
effect of climate change. This warrant bridges the gap of the claim
biases. Had the appeal of celebrity and the cognitive qualifier bias
Works Cited
Shelton
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"The Dakota Access Pipeline is the Best Way to Move Bakken Crude Oil
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