TOW #9: Air Pollution as a Heart Threat by Deborah Blum

       Air pollution was just declared last month by the World Health Organization to be one of the world's most dangerous environmental carcinogens. In an industrialized world like today, more and more people are becoming conscious of the dangers health wise and environmental wise of air pollution. It is obvious to connect air pollution to the threat of cancer, especially pertaining to the lungs, but does one ever associate air pollution as a threat to the heart?
      A new study has just came out with striking evidence that air pollution can not only worsen heart problems such as cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, and strokes, but it can also cause it. The topic of this article attracts attention of people who are health conscious. On the context of saving your life, Deborah Blum appeals to pathos by talking about what a big problem air pollution is today, and the multiple threats it holds. Blum quotes multiple scientists and their studies to use as evidence. By using this evidence, the author automatically appeals to logos and gives herself credibility by using credible sources. Blum uses statistics and scientific diction to inform the public that air pollution is more than just a threat to the lungs. I believe she achieves her purpose well and uses multiple sources to appeal to the logic of the situation. I am now well informed of all the threats air pollution poses, and not just containing to the ones pertaining to the lungs.