The San Joaquin River is the backbone of the San Joaquin Valley. The San Joaquin was not only the nation's more agricultural area, but it is also one of the best in the country. Once it was a magnificent 350 miles long, it is one of the nation's ten most endangered rivers. The river once flowed with enough water to support steam ships and a salmon migration it now goes completely dry.The article, River Plan Too Fishy for my Taste Buds by Bill McEwen was chosen to represent facts on the San Joaquin River plan. Bill McEwen wrote the article, after doing a background on him the audience can take into consideration that because of his 35 year career as a veteran journalist and his giant leap from newspapers to politics. These facts illustrate to …show more content…
“Celebrate now, if you wish. You won’t be celebrating later” (2 Bill McEwen). Bill McEwen attempts to scare the audience with this statement. The author tries to shock the readers with his bold statement through his use of pathos (emotions). He states that although this project may seem as something that will help the economy and everyone, later this project will bring water shortages. Water shortages will cause a major impact on human life because humans need water in order to survive. Another interesting quote, “After nearly two decades of legal fighting, many of the farmers in the Friant Water Users authority decided that settling out of court and giving up some water for Salmon was smarter than taking their chances with a federal judge”(2). With this quote, the audience understands that the farmers did not want to give up their property, but they soon became tired of legal fighting so they gave up. This causes the audience to be affected emotionally. The restoration plan hurts the farmers, which causes bigger problems. The author illustrates to the audience his perspective which does not support the river plan because of the water shortages and the way it hurts farmers, this causes his argument to obtain