A Thousand Mile Walk To The Gulf

John Muir wrote an article in hopes to persuade those who believe that the earth was made for them alone, that the world does not revolve around them. He displays ethos in the story by citing personal stories such as when he talks about how he witnesses alligators in their natural home and sees that they are not evil creatures, they are just trying to survive.  An example of pathos is the story of the man whose dog was eaten by an alligator, instead of being eaten himself. Logos is displayed when he talks about how we are homo sapiens and are just another creature on earth, sharing it with thousands of other creatures that are very different from us.