One of the main things I learned is how central the audience is to any argument. Before this paper I didn’t really consider the audience and would just present facts. Now I know that it is important to tailor your argument to a specific target audience and that facts alone won’t win an argument. People typically react more strongly to credibility and emotion than they … Continue reading What I Learned About Writing a Purposeful Argument from Paper 1

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The author is Gary Burtless. He is an economist with a PhD from MIT. His audience is anyone desiring to inform themselves on the effect of the Affordable Care Act on employment. The Brookings Institution, where this article is published, is known to be politically center. The authors purpose is to analyze the effect of the the ACA on employment in America. The author does … Continue reading In Class Writing 15.2 chart

1a. Web surfing can be harmful for college students because it is a source of essentially infinite entertainment for people with any interests, and it is very easily accessible for most college students 24/7.  Furthermore, now, more than ever, school assignments require the use of the internet which leaves students just a click away from doing something that they would much rather be doing. They … Continue reading For Writing and Discussion “Writing Arguments” Chapter 4

His argument against the wall is a multi-sided argument because he addressed a counter argument that the wall would be effective once it’s built. His first argument, was that the wall is too expensive to build and would have to navigate near impossible terrain challenges. His rebuttal to the counter argument was that the wall wouldn’t be effective because 20-40% of illegal aliens came here … Continue reading 2/2 In Class Writing — Adam Ruins Everything

Justice Ginsburg’s utilized a one-sided argument, in that she didn’t explain and address any opposing view points. She only referenced that there were opposing view points. Her primary were two references to two previous instances of gender integration in schools. The first was the Mississippi vs. Hogan case. In this case a man wanted to attend a public, female-only, nursing school and the Supreme Court … Continue reading 2/2 In Class Writing