Robert Redford’s “Protect Our Wild Horses” presents a strong argument for the protection of wild horses. Redford uses evidence such as personal experience, facts and paraphrases. Redford begins his persuasive essay by stating that he has “a strong passion for all horses” and supports “the preservation of habitat for wildlife and the American mustangs derives from their symbolic representation of our national heritage and freedom.” These strong personal feelings decisively declare Redford’s side of the argument. Redford continues by saying that “wild horses have become the victim in controversies over our public land resources.” Redford gives evidence in the form of facts by discussing the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act, passed in
