Argument Analysis: Graff And Birkenstein

Being able to look at things from a different perspective may help a student have a broader view of what they are reading. Conversation incites thought that goes beyond the text, encouraging a social environment that is educational. As Graff says on page 45, “The moral I draw from this experience is that our ability to read well depends more than we think on our ability to talk well about what we read. “ One thing to keep in mind is that these discussions should also not be led by any sort of literary formula; this would also confine the reader’s

Gerald Graff is a professor of English and education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Graff, in his essay, emphasizes the importance for instructors to teach and increase enjoyable courses that students shall truly understand. Graff assures that all kids have hidden intellectualism trying to emerge from within, and as a teacher he feels partly accountable to help those kids develop their competencies in educational work. The essence of Graff’s argument is for students to know that intellectualism lurks within them all, and they need to implement their potential at school. Furthermore, he enriches the essay based totally on his own life experiences, along with his hidden intellectualism, while he attended school during the anti-intellectualism

In Christina Haas and Linda Flower’s article “Rhetorical Reading Strategies and the Construction of Meaning”, they point out, and break down, the three reading strategies that are used by students when reading a passage, or paper. An experiment was constructed to show what each of these strategies are like while being used and what the reader may ask, or get out of, a certain excerpt.

The reporter stated on 12/05/15 the victim was brought to the emergency room and diagnosed with pneumonia. According to the reporter, Braxtyn’s condition is serious but it’s unknown if it’s life threatening. Ms. Donaldson stated South Central is unable to provide Braxtyn with the care he needs so he’s being transported by ground to UMC in Jackson, MS. At this time er doctor’s have expressed concerns about his mother accompanying him to UMC. Per the reporter, Ms. Williams has not been compliant with the medical needs the child is having at this time. The reporter stated Braxtyn requires an oxygen mask but his mother refuses to keep the mask to his face. The reporter stated Essences continues to leave the room and Braxtyn unattended, she’s not

What are the main ideas or key concepts that the reader must understand in order to understand the author’s argument? (100-150

This article was mostly about ways to divided up an academic reading assignment and as she states "read smarter not harder". Karen Rosenberg starts off the beginning of the article by talking about how she did not fear reading heading in to college and then describing the troubles she faced when she began reading academic writings. She talks about dosing off and daydreaming during reading and how she thought she was just dumb for not being able to understand all the information. Then she discussed how she eventually figured out the key to reading an article. She came to the realization that is it as if you are joining in on a conversation when reading these academic readings. Realizing the author’s goals will help you understand the article

In my opinion, I think Zaroff is incorrect. I think this because if humans can’t get killed without being arrested then neither should he. If he made that his own country then he could kill all the people he wanted and I wouldn’t care at all if he makes it his law. He could do what he wanted. Unfortunately he isn’t so it’s very, very wrong.

Tran and Strutton have been able to prove that viewers change their whole lifestyle to obtain these standards; “Viewers often copy celebrities’ hairstyles, employ their nickname, or mimic stars’ clothing, lifestyles, or verbiage” (Tran & Strutton, 2014). It is crazy for an audience of a show to feel like they need to change and be somebody else. The negative influences of these shows are definitely affecting ones reality.

As in the entire book, in the chapter “Analyzing Arguments” the authors write to college students, particularly college freshmen. In this chapter the writers emphasize the importance of critically analyzing arguments provided by different sources and the reasons given by each. The authors wrote this chapter with the objective of explaining and aiding students by providing them with the skills required to accurately scrutinize other’s reasoning. Throughout “Analyzing Arguments” the authors demonstrate their authority and knowledge on the subject being discussed by explaining and simplifying the procedure of analyzing arguments.

There is an art to music that is unlike anything else. Given that a person ahs no impairment that causes them to be unable to make or listen to it, it is the one thing, no matter the sound that every human can relate to. We dance, we sing, we just simply enjoy the melody of any tune. In the case of. Despite my never being born in Trinidad, I have always liked and related to. Perhaps that is why I chose to play this instrument that originated from where my parents are from. It is my belief that music is the one concept that has no color, and no discrimination that brings people together for the sake of enjoying music and having a good time

The focus of my disagreement with Ginzburg’s argument is that it begs the question; was it inquisition affecting culture, culture affecting inquisition, or another force that led to a change in views? Ginzburg disregards the second with his summary concerning the records with Gasparutto and Moduco, which make it clear that it was only when the inquisitor heard Gasparutto mention an angel he started trying to make night battles fill the sabbat format.3 Thus, culture did not change the inquisitors. So was it inquisition influencing beliefs or something else? Considering how many times the book mentions individuals coming forward without inducement (that we know of) it could also have been something else entirely. There also seems to have been

Therefore, Robert Kenner arguments are very convincing. It is very persuasive because Kenner does several interviews with growers for these multinational companies. He also shows, film from inside of the factories and how the process really works. In addition, he shows hidden camera footage when the companies come and pick up the chickens in the middle of the night and how inhumane they are and show no emotion about what they are doing. By using these examples, Kenner makes his audience aware of the reality of the food industry and shows it in a different

Like I stated earlier, the writer’s purpose is to make us not “beat around the bush” in responding to arguments. I believe this also optimizes your credibility because your reader doesn’t want to read fluff, they want substance. All in all, Identifying with this piece made it easier to comprehend. I believe with all of the pieces I have analyzed I can identify and incorporate into my own writing. I have now learned from this piece that once you have all the pieces, you now can write your response without bias and beating around the bush. Referring to what I learned earlier in the semester, you should write how you want your readers to interpret your

Since God exists in our minds then there are two options: either God only exists as an idea in our minds or God exists in both our mind and in reality. Even if God only exists in our minds we are still able to think of God as existing in reality as well. Anselm proposes that something that exists in reality and in the mind is greater than just existing in the mind: “…for it is one thing for an object to exist in someone’s understanding, and another thing for him to think that it exists”. This new idea of God existing is greater than the previous which is absurd since we defined God as that which nothing greater can be conceived. Therefore God must exist in the mind as well as in reality.

A word that I believe represents my interest or dreams is divergent. Divergent means differing from each other or a standard. This word to me means to be unique. It means to be and outcast boldly without regret. I love individuality and I believe that every person should live his or her lives courageously and pursue endeavors that exceed the norm. Many people alter their dreams or interest because they desire to fit in; they want to be normal. Initially, I was similar to those who wanted to fit in. My interest and dreams where shaped by my friends and society. I had to learn the importance of authenticity and confidence. Because in order to be divergent and have divergent interests in a world that is so similar, one would have to obtain those