Argument: Global Warming and its Effects

Claim:

Global Warming is diminishing our resources and hurting our environment

Reason 1:

• Animal species will become extinct because of "disappearing habitat, changing ecosystems, and acidifying oceans."
• Commentary 1: The animals we rely on for food will die off and cause food shortages.
• Commentary 2: The animal kingdom's natural food web will be thrown off balance.

Reason 2:

• Ocean ecosystems are "highly sensitive to small changes in water temperature" and the reefs are "dy[ing] off in response to [the] stress" from global warming.
• Commentary 1: Resources we get from coral reefs will no longer exist.
• Commentary 2: Sea life will suffer from lack of vegetation and habitat.

Opposing Claims:

• Global warming is just the world taking its natural course.
• Why does it matter if we ruin the resources, if it will not effect us personally and we'll be long dead?

My Rebuttal:

• Although I beleive that the argument brought up by those who do not care to take care of the earth is legitamate, I cannot accept their overall conclusion that it would be too much a hassle to fix this problem.

My Paragraph:

Animal species will become extinct because of "disappearing habitat, changing ecosystems, and acidifying oceans." The animals we rely on for food will die off and cause food shortages. The animal kingdom's natural food web will be thrown off balance. Ocean ecosystems are "highly sensitive to small changes in water temperature" and the reefs are "dy[ing] off in response to [the] stress" from global warming. Resources we get from coral reefs will no longer exist. Sea life will suffer from lack of vegetation and habitat. Global warming is just the world taking its natural course. Why does it matter if we ruin the resources, if it will not effect us personally and we'll be long deadthe time it is noticed? Although I beleive that the argument brought up by those who do not care to take care of the earth is legitamate, I cannot accept their overall conclusion that it would be too much a hassle to fix this problem. Our previous generations took care of the environment so that we could have a safe and healthy place to live, so we should do the same. The man-made power plants and chemical sare the source of ozone depletion and warming, so if not for us nature would not be harmed.

My thinking:

This paragraph is deductive based because there is not room for opinions, the facts show our environment is swiftyly deteriorating.

My source:

National Geographic News: Global Warming Fast Facts