Essay Archive - Krutch's "Killing for Sport"
Krutch's "Killing for Sport"
"Killing for Sport" by Joseph Wood Krutch is an opinionated work on
the subject of hunting for sport. He uses rational appeals to press the
point of the sportsman as having less to gain out of the killing than the
liar, the thief, or the murderer. Joseph's primary aim is to persuade the
reader to his view on killing for sport. He uses the evaluation mode to
reason out the logic behind his argument.
The writer persuades the reader to the side of the anti-sport
hunter by stating, "killing for killing's sake is a terrifying phenomenon."
Krutch uses ....
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