... use the extra food to aid other starving countries. Johnson C. Montgomery, author of "The Island of Plenty", argues the opposite by saying that sharing our food with other nations would only cause a depletion of our resources and the weakening of our country as a whole. Of the two essays, Will's essay is more persuasive to the reader because though Montgomery's arguments are more passionate, Will's objectivity ... in evaluating the issue is more convincing. Will uses the three different methods of appeal, emotional, ethical, and logical, in his essay. He first uses these when he ... writ...

• Word Count: 562
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School