Of all of the Collaborative Proposals from our class, the one that I like the most is the Free Range argument. All of the issues presented by the class are quite relevant, but I felt like I could relate to the free range argument the most. Perhaps it is because their argument is refreshing after all of the vegan pamphlets and flyers they hand out. I personally think that livestock serve the purpose of being food, but I like the idea of free range because it establishes fair treatment for those animals from beginning to end. Just because they are going to be slaughtered in the end, does not mean that they do not deserve a life without suffering and even happiness, if cows can be happy.
Because I was part of their targeted audience, I believe that the group that proposed free range successfully drew me in to their beliefs since I am in the right age group and specifically go to TCU. They also used good sources that involved plenty of pathos and logos. I felt that the pathos portion of the argument was really successful because at times it had me feeling rather sick at how the animals were being treated. This was important because the audience is supposed to feel for the animals in order to agree with the solution of free range.
I totally agree about how the poor treatment of animals makes you feel. It is kinda weird how we have so many laws on treating your pets fairly and how you can get in major trouble for mistreating your dog but it does not matter how you treat the animal your about to eat. All of it just seems wrong.