Is college still important and relevant? The question is answered and confirmed when Liz Addison, author of “Two Years Are Better than Four”, wrote a counter argument in order to disprove the opposing views of Rick Perlstein, the author of, “What’s the Matter with College”. The topic that is being brought to light is the subject of whether or not college still matters. Perlstein that college is no longer what it used to be. It was after reading Perlstein’s article that Addison masterfully wrote her counter argument which successfully contradicted the opinionated, inaccurate views of Rick Perlstein. Although Rick Perlstein and Liz Addison both wrote their article with the same purpose of appealing to the readers’ sense of emotion, credibility …show more content…
The most noticeable way that Addison displays her appeal to emotions is by telling the audience stories of her own personal experiences with college. Addison does not draw out multiple, unnecessary stories in order to make her point, but rather briefly tells the audience about her college experience in such a way that the readers both see her as a trustworthy figure and read objectively. By describing her own personal experiences, the audience begins to relate closer to Addison as a person, which establishes a connection and contributes to her emotional appeal. When telling her own personal accounts, Addison focuses her story on her time at community college; explaining how the “College Experience” can be achieved as easily there as at a university. Addison also talks about the philosophical aspect of the college experience (Addison 686). In addition, she appeals to the emotions of her audience by writing on a deeper emotional level and referring to college as a self-finding, life-changing experience, rather than another unpleasant chore in one’s life. Throughout Addison’s article she successfully builds strong emotional connections with her readers through words of philosophy and personal experience. Addison’s techniques for appealing to the emotions of the audience are undoubtedly …show more content…
Addison and Perlstein both incorporate ethos in their articles to establish credibility. Perlstein effectively uses facts and concrete figures to aid his argument. Although using concrete figures aid Perlstein’s use of logic, it also contributes to his credibility because the audience can see that he adds outside sources to his article and the readers start to trust Perlstein. Once again using outside sources to aid his argument, Perlstein often quotes specific sources. Perlstein stated that “Doug Mitchell, editor at the Chicago Press, once said, 'I suspect I got in this university primarily because I had a high-school friend who got a pirated copy of Henry Miller 's 'Tropic of Capricorn”’ (Perlstein). The credibility of Perlstein is strengthened each time he incorporates an outside source. Although Perlstein’s credibility is firmly established through his use of concrete facts and quotes, his credibility is not perfect. He did not further develop into the usage of his own personal experiences with the topic. Without the use of personal experience, the audience can not relate to Perlstein as a regular person. The readers view Perlstein as an author whose article is mainly comprised of facts, figures and quotes. Rather than an author who has real-life experience on the subject. Addison however, provides the audience with a clear difference. A majority of Addison’s article is composed of her own personal
For example, according to the article, Lukianoff is, ". . .CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education", and Haidt is, ". . .a social psychologist who studies the American culture wars"(Basictenets). CEO is a powerful position, giving an authoritative look to his stance, and a social psychologist should be a reliable source for analyzing behavior. Another use of the ethos effect is by including quotes from ancient Philosophers such as Socrates, Buddha, and Marcus Aurelius.
He does an exemplary job persuading readers of his viewpoint with tactics that appeal to a wide range of readers. Sack’s article commences with a story
Her use of research is persuasive; however, her rhetorical devices and fallacies take away from her main points. The author begins the article telling Crystal Wilson’s unfortunate story in reverse chronological order; attempting to grasp the reader’s emotions immediately. She begins explaining the
Agreeing with Flores and Minor, Martinez believes Halamlainen’s advanced research allows the monograph to stand out. Two common weaknesses that the reviewers share involve the structure of the text. The reviewers agree that the contradictions Halamlainen makes towards the citations used in the text leads the reader to question the validity of the progression of the monograph’s arguments. Lastly, another flaw that Flores and Minor highlight is the writing style of the text. Minor states that the text is “dry”, which he believes may turn many readers away from the book.
Lamott continuously uses her personal experiences, mostly from “me and most of the other writers I know” to exemplify her arguments throughout the writing.
For many people, this logic-based approach is highly effective because the supporting evidence is stable and unbiased, as opposed to Cepeda's emotional beliefs. Moreover, including these scientific studies that enhance her argument builds her reputation as a logical and trustworthy author. If readers view her as trustworthy, they are more likely to listen to her message because they feel her opinions are rooted in facts, thus reinforcing the effectiveness of her
Author Donna Freitas brings attention to her argument by using exemplification to demonstrate what makes the argument effective for the audience. Within
Annie Murphy Paul uses facts, examples, and rhetorical strategies to build an argument. With the use of these devices, Paul is able to persuade the audience that people need to be introduced to deep reading. Paul uses facts and research to make herself sound credible. Those two things, along with rhetorical strategy Ethos, allow for the audience to believe Paul. By saying, “39% of children,” and, “results of a study,” Paul demonstrates that she did her research, making her credible.
As a College freshman in his second semester, I have learned to deal with the challenges that I have to deal with peaceful, yet exhilarating moment when my mind engages with an author’s thoughts on a page. As John Dewey states “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” What Dewey insists is from my early days in high school to my first year in college as a freshman, I wanted to know the full concept of English; however, I have now realized this subject would fill in my void of English with noteworthy complexities. This was not the case for most of my second semester in Montgomery College; I always had trouble in various parts of the subject, such as development in thesis statement, sentence writing and reflecting on previous essays. Writing a thesis statement had been one of my down falls in English.
Regardless of the personal point of view, Katha Pollitt’s essay holds more weight than Charles Colson, in my opinion. The reason for this is the lack of validation provided by Charles Colson. It is the lack of evidence provided by Colson that is the major reason for my decision for siding with Katha Pollitt (besides, I personally
This quote shows that even though Mairs sometimes has difficulty accepting her illness, she knows that there is a growing acceptance of people who must deal with the difficulties that she faces. This ultimately lends a hopeful and positive tone to an otherwise serious and depressing section of her essay. This contrast in tone, but general feeling of hope is key to the type of emotions that Nancy Mairs is trying to educate her readers about. Mair is successful in using multiple rhetorical strategies to connect with the reader.
Ericsson tries to reference values or experiences that she has shared with the reader to try and connect our arguments, to help show that the reader shares the same beliefs
Today, most students always hear about college being an “extremely expensive way to get an education.” While this is true, it has become noticeable that students planning to receive an education at a four-year institution have begun to focus more on the cost of college, rather than the worth of it on who they are as an individual. Overall, the discussion of college has become a very controversial topic. From the cost to the social issues on campus, many people will find several reasons to condemn the idea of college. In his essay, “What’s College For?,” William Deresiewicz uses several literary and rhetorical elements, such as ethos and pathos to build upon his argument that college is more about just the idea of an education; moreover it’s about developing as a human being.
With the inclusion of a multitude of perspectives, experiences, and emotions outside her own, her expertise heightens allowing her to be more respected as an influential writer on the subject at
The Rhetorical Analysis of the commencement speech at Harvard Famous fantasy author J. K Rowling, the “mother” of Harry Potters, addresses the commencement speech at Harvard in eighth June, 2008, which is titled “The Fringe Benefits of Failure” She genuinely talks about her personal experience to helpfully instruct the graduates. As the audiences have high achievements in academic study, but unfamiliar with normal failures, Rowling shares her valuable experiences on her heartbroken failures. The purpose is to share her mature views with the upcoming graduates to prepare for future unavoidable failures which everyone will face. Rowling’s colorful speech flexibly adopts abundant rhetorical devices, such as persuasive pathos, strong ethos,