On
any controversial issue, there are multiple ways people will view the topic.
Some believe so strongly for one side that they try to persuade people to agree
with what they believe. On my specific topic of becoming a vegetarian, I was
for this dietary lifestyle. However, there are other people who believe that
their eating habits should continue to include meat. Along with these two
opposite view points, there are some people who do not feel as strongly about
it and are in between. These people don’t eat meat but will eat seafood or
eliminate certain types of meat such as red meat. In the next few paragraphs I
will be discussing the pro and con side of being a vegetarian and how each
argument presents their information.
For
my argument that one should have a vegetarian lifestyle, I used three main
points. They were animal rights and cruelty, the environment and health
concerns. This was a good topic for younger people such as teens and people in
their twenties. I think this is a good audience to target because they are
still figuring out who they are and what works best for them. They do not have
set ways such as people who are older and have been eating meat their entire
life. They are young and can keep an open mind to new ideas that this lifestyle
can be realistic and beneficial. People for a vegetarian lifestyle can stress
the impact by sharing with the audience to not only think of themselves, but
the impact they can have on animals, our environment and their health through
their dietary choices.
On
the opposing side of this argument, people say that humans have been eating
meat for 2.3 million years. They believe it is not cruel or unethical because
every organism on earth dies, and it is the cycle of life and how nature works.
However, just because humans have been doing it this long, does not mean its
right. There are many things in history that humans have done and realized it
was wrong. It was just a matter of getting the facts straight and standing up
for what they believe in. I see the point that they make that everything
eventually dies, but who are we to say when that animal should die and that we
need it for food. There are plenty of options to having optimal health without
meat being involved. I think that this argument would most likely be supported
by people who are in their thirties or older. The reason I believe this is
because they are set on their dietary choices and might not be as open minded
to changing it completely.
Somewhere
in between these two opposing arguments are people who do not feel as strongly
for taking action and changing their eating habits. They may or may not be
persuaded by either side but would be able to listen to the arguments. Some
people may even be a vegetarian for their own reasons or eat meat for certain
reasons. Overall, there will continue to be a debate about what choice is
right. People will continue to have different views of the topic, and the only way
to promote change is by making people aware of their view points and convincing
people to believe in them.
