Pit Bull, Bum Rap?
My Rhetorical Analysis of "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?"
In 2004, Maclean's published Lianne George's essay, "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?" in regards to a proposal to ban pit bulls. Lianne George is currently an associate editor for Maclean's magazine in Canada. She has written numerous commentaries such as this one, "Pit Bull, Bum Rap?" for Maclean's and other publications like the National Post.
Lianne George begins with an overview of dog breeds falling in and out of fashion. She compares the current pit bull hysteria to those of previous ones including Dalmatians and Doberman Pinschers. However, the pit bull has been considered the meanest dog for the past two decades. George follows this with information about attacks in the past few weeks and how Ontario introduced legislation to ban pit bulls (and related breeds). She also brings to attention how the term "pit bull" is often misused to describe similar breeds, but not the true American pit bull terrier. George uses multiple animal......
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