WA # 3 Argument Analysis

My topic is to talk about why the combination of adventure and romance genres is necessary to attract adult female readers. I made a mistake in my first draft, since I was trying to analyze four different genres in five pages. Clearly, I did not analyze any one of them well because I just introduced the genre convention without precisely evidence as a back up. In my second draft, another problem appeared. I analyzed two genres separately, which was not helpful to demonstrate my overall thesis. So in my final draft, I analyze three main figures from the perspectives of the romance plot and the adventure plot. I claim that the romance and adventure are inseparable and explain specifically why the combination of these two genres is the key to attract female adult readers using the textual evidences of the three main figures. Another big problem is that, I did not integrate quotations and evidences properly. I used to summarize the plot too much without explaining why these plots can support my claim. For example, in general, I should let my readers have a clear idea to concentrate in the first paragraph. However, in my first draft, I summarized the story in six sentences and weakened the presence of topic sentence. So in my final draft, I summarize The Princess Bride briefly in two sentences, so the reader can concentrate on my topic more. For another example, when

Helper believes that the reason the Souths economy was bad, was because slavery had enslaved the South. He talks about how the South is very dependent and gets almost everything from the North. “We want Bibles, brooms, buckets, and books, and we go to the North; … we want toys, primers, school books, fashionable apparel, machinery, medicines, tombstones, and a thousand other things, and we go to the North for them all.” (For the Record, 417) Then, Helper gets to the point and explains that the reason for their poverty and bad economy, was because of slavery. The people of the South depended on slave labor, which is why they were not doing so well economy wise. If it wasn’t for slavery in the South, they would be “patronizing their own mechanics, manufacturers, and laborers” (For the Record, 418) instead of sending everything to the North. Another one of Helper’s arguments is that, the non-slaveholders believe anything the slaveholders tell them. That is why Helper believes the “South, woefully inert and inventionless, has lagged behind the North, and is now weltering in the cesspool of ignorance and degradation.” (For the Record, 419)

After reflecting upon my 30 minute writing submission, I do not believe I wrote a very convincing or persuasive argument. While reading through my paper, I recognized a few rhetorical appeals, however I do not believe I used them very effectively.

The supporting sentences appeared scattered, which basically proved that I had coherence problems in my essay. I would even have my evidence before my claim in some instances! When my classmate--Connor-- read my essay, he was puzzled with what I was doing with my sentences. For instance, in my compare/contrast paper, I tried to prove two claims at once, which was a terrible idea since the reader couldn’t identify what evidence referenced what claim. Basically, it was a disaster! There was no clear focus of what I was trying to write. In fact, it also ruined the purpose of the compare/contrast paper. To clarify, my failure to correlate the claim and evidence efficiently made the compare/contrast paper appear as content-based rather than identifying the similarities and differences between the writing styles of the authors. Despite originally messing up, I did notice an improvement when I concentrated singling out my claims and attaching evidence one by one with each respective claim. My synthesis essay; for example, effectively structured each claim with strong pieces of evidence that detailed on how mandatory volunteering is deteriorating high schooler’s admission chances to college. Afterward, I would use a transition word such as “additionally” or “furthermore” to mention my second claim and then support it with evidence. Thus, organizing my claim and evidence structure fundamentally created a smooth flow of my consciousness, which enabled my readers to understand what I was attempting to prove in my

I argued a deductive argument with my sister or what I thought was a deductive argument over taking my niece and nephew to the orthodontist, I argued I wasn't told about the kids orthodontist appointment and my sister said she told me weeks ago, which I have no recollection of this conversation taking place, Deductive Validity and Language accrued because if I can't remember the conversation taking place about the appointment for the kids my sister seems to think I can read minds if I told her she didn't tell me or remind me knowing I short term memory loss I was so mad I didn't get a remember she could have wrote a reminder on the calendar or something. Now I see my argument was invalid and my memory loss had everything to do with the fact my sister told me about the appointment weeks ago, I even heard the

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

I would say writing the pursasive argument was one the assigments that I rather enjoyed. The topic I choose to do is really close to my heart and probably what I will be focising my whole life on, so it was not hard beign motivated to work on it. One thing I have learned about this assignment is that the key words are right in the name of the assignment. A “Puersavie Argument” is not just an argument and the right answer is the one you beelive is right, no it’s attempting to pursaude the reader to take in account of your side of the argument and to then make a unbiased judgment towards what you are arguing for or against. What I’ve learned from using Pathos, Logos, and Ethos is that each assignment has a different balance of these three. The

This peer review on Smarthinking was great. I did not expect it to give me such thorough responses. The reviewer, Padma P., gave descriptions on what I need to work on, and then she provided examples to help clarify my mistakes and show me the proper way to write. For instance, she explained that I had a homonym error with the word effecting because it is a different word from affecting. She gave the example of using the words eight and ate incorrectly. Blatantly both, eight and ate, have different meanings. I am going to focus on finding an attention grabber for my persuasive essay, because it will hopefully make the reader more engaged and convinced by my stance. I was surprised by her analysis of my thesis statement. I thought I was clear,

My strong analytical skills make me a perfect fit for this position. As a junior in high school, I won the Maryland debate title in public forum. This required me to quickly analyze opponent’s arguments and derive solutions to their arguments. In addition, debate required lots of research and examination to determine how to approach a topic and construct an argument. At my internship with McLean Mortgage, I applied my analytical abilities to determine different loan packages and rates we could offer based on modeling client’s financial history using a computer software and Microsoft Excel. Another attribute I can offer is leadership, which I have exemplified constantly. In high school, I gave leadership to others by founding a debate team,

The introduction section comprises of powerful argument techniques and the use of rhetoric everywhere. One key point is the technique of commonplace, one of the building blocks of persuasion, which is information or knowledge that is commonly shared among an audience that creates an attitude of shared thinking. For example, Heinrichs uses pop culture examples of the Matrix, Britney Spears and Animal House to better connect with the audience, therefore, making his topic more interesting and relatable. Another key point is the technique of seduction where you manipulate someone to desire something through appeals to emotion and the senses. Heinrichs uses the Food Network as an example with its pleasing visuals and sounds of food. Another key

Using a website as my multimodal presentation medium, suited the topic of my argument, social media. Since the website connected to the internet I was also able to connect to social media platforms. It made it difficult, however, to present my argument because of space and design limitations. The website's design and space forced me to present my argument in a different way. I developed my argument orally, using the web pages to present real world example of each type of individual social media use that I discussed, from private to public and personal to professional. The introduction was easy enough to place on a home page, but because of the way my argumentative was designed in my essay, with each piece connecting several other ideas of my

Writing a top essay takes time and patience. Even the best novelists in the world spend years reading books before they sit down to write. By reading examples and practicing the writing process, students can improve the essays that they turn in to the professor.

Fifth, I would like to discuss compare and contrast writing. This involves telling both sides, the whole truth and not just one side of an argument. When presenting a formal argument it is most effective when both sides of the argument are presented. The relativity of truth is the basis for presenting both sides of an argument (Dunkle, 2000).

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

Developing an unique argument is not an easy task, especially when exploring the field of ethics and science. Most of the common areas of science that are not very complex and have already been explored by many scientists. I have experienced the same problem in creating my argument on how industrialization affects the rate of cancer. I found hundreds of articles addressing environmental pollution and cancer. I went through the articles that are relatable to my topics and attempted find what aspects of the environmental pollution they do not present. In my case, I found that most of the articles fail to provide adequate knowledge about how pollutions cause cancer and what should people do to reduce the rate of occurrence. Therefore, in my research