Water Wars

“Bottled water gives the pre-packaged impression of safety.” However, Joshua Ortega strives to open the eyes of his blind audience to the dangers of bottled water and the future problems the water industry has in store. Ortega, writer of The Seattle Times, uses literary devices and rhetorical tools in his article, “Water Wars: Bottling Up the World’s Supply of H2O,” to persuade his readers to boycott bottled water and drink tap water. Joshua Ortega uses strong diction, allusions, and other tools to build his credibility and appeal to both pathos and logos while convincing his readers to be aware of the contaminated bottled water and the privatization of water industries, which is the “most important issue we will face in our lifetime.”