Chapter 14 Blog Review Sabastian
Wow! Quite the meaty chapter this week! I don't even feel like I learned all that much. While it was nice to see so many examples of strengthening an argumentative essay, I didn't feel like the chapter didn't need to go on so long. There were so many essays and I feel like after a while, they started to lose their touch (Like eating too many cookies and feeling like puking). Nevertheless, I did learn some fun stuff in this chapter. I liked looking at the list of common writing mistakes in particular because not only did it help me realize my weak points, it also resonated with me because it seems like most essays I read have at least one of those glaring flaws in them. My favorite of them was definitely the false dilemma, because most essays that I read often focus on arguing the two main extremes of an argument without considering the neutral arguments. I think essays do this in an attempt to pull the reader in with drama, but to me it just seems obnoxious.
In the little bit of content of the chapter that wasn't essays, I also learned some other useful information. Particularly, logical structuring information and audience appeal information. I was reminded of pathos, logos and ethos as well as their optimal applications in writing. Since argumentative essays often use logic and facts, they mainly use logos. Since they're based so much on logic, it was helpful to see practical essay structures such as Toulmin Logic and the most effective ways to add in information to the essay.
All in all, the chapter seemed like a little too much of a brain dump but there was still effective content about 1/2 of the way through.
"It" being my brain
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