In Paul Bogard’s “Let There Be Dark,” Bogard attempts to persuade his audience to preserve the remaining darkness that they have. In his writing, Bogard uses elements such as evidence, reasoning, and style to persuade that darkness is extremely important. By using these techniques, Bogard is successful in making his audience support the preservation of darkness.
Throughout his work, Bogard chooses to appeal to his audience’s emotions to make them feel the importance of darkness. He chooses to use small, but valuable things in people’s lives, saying “In today’s crowded, louder, more fast-paced world, night’s darkness can provide solitude, quiet and stillness, qualities increasingly short in supply.” By using phrases such as “short in supply,” he makes the reader realize that they are losing something that may seem menial. He draws the reader’s attention to how …show more content…
He shows that too much light could dramatically decrease people’s health. “Our bodies need darkness to produce hormone melatonin, which keeps certain cancers from developing, and our bodies need darkness for sleep. Sleep disorders have been linked to diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and depression…” By presenting the various diseases that can result from too much light, the audience is more aware of the dangers that come from too much light. Consequently, they will support the prevention of the loss of darkness to protect themselves and others from the variety of hazards that come with an abundance of light. Instead of leaving his audience with negative thoughts, he gives them hope by saying “Light pollution is readily wishing our ability to solve, using new lighting technologies and shielding existing lights.” The audience is already of aware of the many negative impacts that a loss in darkness could bring. Because Bogard gives an effective and available solution, the readers would be more likely to implement these technologies in their own