Miller becomes credible on the topic of discussion by using Sanderson as an expert. Miller explains that Sanderson is an ecologist at the Bronx Zoo at the beginning of the article. This builds a good reputation and creates trust for both speakers. In 2007, a beaver appeared on the riverbank near the Bronx Zoo. Sanderson was very surprised when he found out and told Miller, “There hasn't been a beaver in New York City for over 200 years” (Miller 1). Miller explains that beavers were hunted and soon disappeared. beaver in Manhattan thrilled Sanderson, who was working on a project to show what the island looked like before the city's boom. Recounting the series of events that led to the beaver's disappearance and return from Manhattan creates an emotional connection with the audience, he writes: "If people today could imagine what natural wonder Hudson had seen, Sanderson thought, perhaps they would fight harder to preserve other wild places" (2). like to preserve. Sanderson said, "I wanted people to fall in love with the original landscape of New York. I wanted to show how great nature can be when it works, with all its parts, in a place where people don't normally think of it as having any nature at all" ( Miller 2). The audience can identify with the article from Miller's use