Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Blog #7

1)"I think you included everything that is required but I think you should maybe use 1 or 2 more quotes if possible" this comment is good because this is one of my weak points in writing. Having correct cited work makes for a better argument in your paper. People will also have trouble understanding where terms came from without the proper citations.

1)The most important terms I have learned in class are ethos and pathos. Without these terms being present in an argument the reader will have no emotional connection to it. Most importantly people will not be trustful of anything unless there is a clear presence of ethos. These two terms are also important because every advertisement I have read recently have representations of both ethos and pathos and helps me understand the ad better.

2)The type of proof I have seen in my Adnalysis is motivational proof. As stated by Nancy Wood, motivational proof "will urge the audience to take prescribed steps to meet an identified need." This to me means that this helps the reader see the reasoning to purchase this new and improved Dyson ball vacuum. In the advertisement, the text states "A ball just turns." This represents the fact that this vacuum is more mobile than others, which improves efficiency.

Wood,Nancy V,Essentials Of Arguments.2nd ed Upper Saddle River,New Jersey. 07458:2009.print.

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