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1 Unit 4 Assignment Alexandra Branden Purdue University Global CM 220 Dr. Robert Musante 01/30/24

2 Developing an Argument for Change CM 220 Unit 4 Assignment Part I: Thesis Review the Unit 3 reading on thesis statements and identifying the underlying assumption and common ground. You may also want to review the Writing Center’s Writing a Thesis Statement . What is your thesis statement (claim + reason)? Local landlords in the metro-Atlanta community should remove pet restrictions from rental housing agreements because this will reduce discrimination, increase tenants in their rental properties, and promote health in the community. What is the underlying assumption (major premise) for your thesis? Local landlords in the metro-Atlanta community should do something if they want to reduce discrimination, increase tenants in their rental properties, and promote health in the community. What common ground do you anticipate that you will share with your audience? I am hoping that my audience will agree that tenants with pets put strain on rental housing agreements, overall resulting in unreliable income for landlords, and tenants with pets that struggle to find rental housing. I believe that by highlighting the benefits of renting to tenants with pets, this problem could be solved. Part II: Rhetorical Situation Review the Unit 1 reading on the rhetorical situation. What is your purpose? How would you describe the problem and what are examples that illustrate the problem? The purpose of this argument is to motivate landlords in the metro- Atlanta community to change their policies on pets in rental housing by exemplifying the benefits rewarded to both the landlords themselves and the community. The issue is outlined by many landlords having vacant rental housing, primarily due to pet restrictions. Many people either cannot own pets at all, or struggle to live securely with a pet due to these restrictions. The consequences include contribution to discrimination in metro-Atlanta, because only certain members of the community can meet the standards, leaving the rest of the community stuck in low-quality living situations. These restrictions also lead to many tenants having to move around to find proper living to accommodate their pet, but without restrictions, more tenants would reside with a particular landlord long term. Finally, by encouraging tenants to have pets in the home, landlords are contributing to the overall mental and physical health of the community, since pets are proven to increase exercise and manage symptoms of depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023).

3 Describe your audience. How does the issue affect different community stakeholders? Who would be underrepresented stakeholders? Who can implement your proposed solution? My target audience for this proposal would be landlords in the metro- Atlanta community. Landlords are in a position of power to make positive change in the community, and positive change for themselves by removing pet restrictions from lease agreements. Currently, pet restrictions protect landlords from property damage, as well as animal liability insurance coverage issues. Other community stakeholders may include the Georgia government officials that make breed-specific legislation for the metro-Atlanta community, further contributing to this problem. As for the underrepresented stakeholder, I believe that the people in the community itself has some power, since they can control the behaviour of their pets to some extent with proper handling and training. I believe that the landlords of the metro-Atlanta community can implement my proposed solution by removing pet restrictions and offering tenants options that will ease fears of property damage and improper liability coverage. How would you describe your setting? What are key elements of the setting that affect the problem? The specific community that I have in mind to address this issue is the metro-Atlanta community, which includes 14 counties according to Know Atlanta (n.d.). It is a huge city, made from many different classes of people. This is a key element of the setting that affects the problem, because the majority of the 6.1 million people in this area reside in rental properties. In addition, the different levels of class and income result in large varieties in housing standards, which can affect certain levels of severity regarding pet restrictions. Aside from the amount of people in this area, there is a growing number of pets in shelters looking for homes. A huge consideration is that these pets currently reside in shelters because of owner surrenders due to housing issues, and people outright refusing to adopt because of the common knowledge that it can be “impossible” to find a rental when owning a pet. Part III: The Appeals Review the “ Three Appeals of Argument ” podcast in the Unit 4 reading. Respond in full paragraphs for each of the appeals and include specific examples to illustrate how you will use those appeals. Reference at least one source that you can use to support your claims, and also be sure to identify a particular logical fallacy and how you will avoid it in the logos section. For more on fallacies, review How to Support an Argument and Avoid Logical Fallacies . How will you use the ethos appeal? How will you ensure your audience trusts you? Who might be stakeholders that may have To appeal to my audience using ethos, I plan to validate the proposed solutions to my issue, and at the same time validate the concerns that drive landlords to have pet restrictions on lease agreements to begin with. I plan to use credible, unbiased sources to argue my point, which is outlined by Clements (n.d.) as important to effectively using ethos. This will include information from the Georgia government, insurance companies, and experiences from both landlords and tenants. I believe that with careful word choice and appropriate tone,

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4 reservations or negative results from the proposed solution? What is at least one rival hypothesis you will need to address and how can you overcome that challenge to your argument? coupled with the credible points being made, that I can give my audience the sense that I am a trustworthy author. Uniquely, my intended audience of landlords may also be stakeholders that have reservations or negative results from my proposed solution. They might feel that they could be held liable for any property damage associated with a tenant’s pet, or accidents involving the pet on their property – maybe they have already had bad experiences surrounding pets of tenants. I plan to address the rival hypothesis that allowing pets in rental properties are not worth the trouble by explaining that landlords do have options to rid themselves of any liability involving a tenant’s pet. This could include requiring proof of animal liability insurance and requiring a meet and greet with the tenant and their pet in order to establish good behavior. The uses of ethos that I plan to incorporate in my argument will allow me to establish myself as a level-headed and reliable individual. How will you use the pathos appeal? What are ways you can connect with your audience? What might be specific examples that you could use to illustrate the problem? To appeal to my audience using pathos, I will assume that everyone either agrees personally that pets influence personal lives positively, or that they at least know someone who strongly feels this way. Most people have had a pet, or multiple, at some point in their lives, or knows close family that does. I will use this connection to further argue how limiting people in the community to certain less desirable rental housing because of their pets can lead to mental and physical distress. The issue also affects innocent pets, who live their lives in shelters because people know pets are not allowed in their rental housing, or because people are forced to surrender their pets to be able to live in rental housing. By using these methods of pathos, I believe that I can appeal to the emotions of metro-Atlanta landlords to aid in convincing them to remove pet restrictions from rental agreements. How will you use the logos appeal? What evidence supports that this is the best solution? What research will you need to conduct? What is one source you have found that will help you support your claims? To appeal to my audience using logos, I plan to appeal to my audience’s sense of logic by using facts from reliable sources to make multiple points, as well as personal experience as a renter. Sources that I might rely on would include information from the Georgia government about breed specific legislation, from insurance companies that offer animal liability for both landlord and tenants, and from articles portraying the opinions of both landlords and tenants regarding pet restrictions. For example, according to Graham et. al. (2018), “dog owners face difficulties in finding rental housing” causing tenants to sacrifice their quality of life in many ways to accommodate their pet. I have personal experience with this, as I have had to jump through many hoops to find rental apartments and houses that will allow my two cats and one 40-pound pit bull. In many cases, I was turned away for the number of animals that I have, as well as for the breed of my dog. One apartment that I ended up living in for quite some time was not at all in a desirable neighborhood, and as a single female, I did not feel safe. This led to

5 me avoiding time outside, which ultimately affected my physical health as well as my mental health. I am not alone in experiencing struggles, as many people in the metro-Atlanta area have to compromise on quality or live with someone else in order to accommodate their pets. In many cases, people don’t get pets even though they desperately want one because they know that their landlord would not allow it. I believe that with these uses of logos, I can strengthen my argument to persuade local landlords to make a change. What is a specific logical fallacy (like a hasty generalization) that you will need to avoid and how do you plan to avoid that fallacy? A specific logical fallacy that I will need to avoid is hasty generalization regarding landlords. For example, a hasty generalization might be that all landlords are against pets in the home. I plan to avoid this specific logical fallacy by explaining valid concerns of landlords, like property damage from pets. In most cases, landlords understand the desires of their tenants having pets, but may have hesitations from previous bad experiences. I hope to instead bring in common ground between landlords and their pet-owning tenants to help bring understanding that just like tenants want housing security for themselves and their pets, landlords also want security for their properties and themselves. I believe that by completely avoiding this logical fallacy and instead directly disputing it, I can build a strong argument.

6 References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023, May 5). How to stay healthy around pets and other animals . https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/keeping-pets-and-people- healthy/how.html Clements, K. (n.d.). The three appeals of argument podcast . PG Campus. https://campus.purdueglobal.edu/media/the-three-appeals-of-argument- podcast Graham, T. M., Milaney, K. J., Adams, C. L., & Rock, M. J. (2018). “Pets Negotiable”: How Do the Perspectives of Landlords and Property Managers Compare with Those of Younger Tenants with Dogs? Animals (2076-2615) , 8 (3), 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8030032 Know Atlanta. (n.d.). Atlanta Georgia counties and cities . knowatlanta.com. https://www.knowatlanta.com/atlanta-metro-counties-cities

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