In class: There is NO mad tofu disease

Today I brought in a button that says "there is no mad tofu disease" I, myself, have been raised on a ranch my entire life, and was completely supported by my parents cattle buying business. However, i couldn't really find any grand object in my own room, so I went next door to my roommate and best friends room and stole this button from her. She has this button because of a cute joke, but she displays it to make an ethical appeal. She has been a vegetarian since a very young age. It was not a decision that was pushed on her, but one that she chose willingly because she believes deeply that it is the right thing to do. However, she is by no means president of PETA. She rides horses, and is actually on the team with me. And just in case someone was unaware, her saddle and riding boots etc, are all made from leather. I think what makes her argument ethos instead of pathos is because her reasoning for being a vegetarian isnt "o poor cow". She is very unhappy with the way the meat industry is run. She believes that meat production is very wasteful of not only the animal but also of water etc. She has does large amounts of research on this and can argue with the best of debaters that eating meat is not ethically right. It really is quite funny that we are so opposite but yet best friends, but I believe that is because we dont let our emotions get in the way of our belief systems and can agree to disagree