A. Copy the text below into your own blog:
Essay Author and Title:
Brad Stone and "If You Run a Red Light, Will Everyone Know?"
Central Argument of the Essay:
Is it okay for a free criminal search database to exist?
My Central Claim about the nature/effectiveness of the argument in the essay:
I agree with the author that this is an interesting argument however he does not do an affective job arguing it.
This is how the author manipulated the rhetorical appeals:
- The logos appeal: Logically it makes sense that the idea of online criminal searches violates ones right to privacy.
- The ethos appeal: The author uses enough quotes to back up what he is saying but he uses contradicting quotes so therefore his argument is weakened.
- The pathos appeal: This topic has somewhat of an emotional argument because on the one hand we know that this is an invasion of privacy however on the other hand one cannot help but wonder if their neighbors, employees or friends are criminals.
My conclusion about the nature/effectiveness of the argument in the essay:
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B. Choose one of the articles from chapter 10 and substitute the Xs with your words. You will need to locate and paraphrase the thesis sttement of the essay you re analysing and to develop your own main and supporting claims. For each point, you need to boild down your text to one or two sentences only!
