Chapter 17 Reading Review

Chapter 17 Reading Review

Another short chapter! A chapter that is nine pages in length and contains mostly information about avoiding plagiarism did not teach me too much. Regardless, I did learn a few things. I did learn about the distinctions between a paraphrase and a summary. A paraphrase is where you write a specific part of a text in your own words, and a summary is writing a very general overview of the text. Also, I learned about synthesizing, which is combining summaries and paraphrases with your own observations of the topic at hand. The exercises are also a useful tool for polishing the skills represented in the chapter.

Overall though, this chapter was not very informative or interesting, and the information that I did learn was very basic.

Source: memegenerator.net

Defining Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

Ethos: When the information or subject is quoted from a credible source such as doctors, engineers,              or scientists.

Pathos: Using an emotion to sway the reader's opinion about one's topic or argument.

Logos: An argument that appeals to logically sense by presenting itself as reasonable and
            well-structured opinion.

Brainstorm: 3 S.B.S

Ethos:

1. Dr. Mark Hyman, practicing family physician and Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, argues that not only is high fructose corn syrup an indicator of nutritionally-depleted food, but it is also not another form of cane sugar, as it isn’t biochemically identical or , most importantly, similarly processed by the body.
2. Dr. Joseph Mercola, a practicing osteopathic physician and award winner of the Emord & Associated P.C "Freedom of Informed Choice", argues that products like sweeten drinks are one of the biggest contributes to obesity by pointing out that one vitamin water equals three Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
3. University of Utah researchers have found that feeding high fructose corn syrup to female mice not only reduces their fertility rate but also cuts their lifespans in half.

Pathos:

1. If you are a woman who is consuming high fructose corn syrup, there is a possibility that it is not only reducing your fertility rate but also causing a massive decline of your health.
2. Consuming high fructose corn syrup may not only effect the parent's health but also the health of the child while they are still in their mother's womb.
3. In recent studies, children as young as five have been diagnosed with diabetes. An adult's disease that twenty years ago would never have even been considered an affliction one's children would have to suffer through.

Logos:

1. Some companies, due to debates over the affects of corn syrup, strive to produce products sweetened with cane sugar instead. So perhaps one should consider buying such products instead or simply by fruits in an effort to curve sugar cravings.
2. Considering the fact that there have been extreme negative affects on mice fed high fructose corn syrup, perhaps the human population ought to consider not buying products with such ingredients in them.
3. When so many people, including those with credentials, are arguing against the use of corn syrup, perhaps the every day person should look into such arguments and reach a conclusion for themselves.

Ethos Pathos Logos

Ethos Pathos Logos

An argument based on the credibility of the author of the essay uses Ethos.

An argument intended on giving the audience a powerful, emotional force uses Pathos.

An argument based on deductive reasoning or common sense uses Logos.

Ethos S.B. 1: After extensive research through educated online articles and scholarly journals, I can say with confidence that friendship with family is especially important for great mental health.

Ethos S.B. 2: Jane Collingwood writes that society is overlooking the value of friendship, and that many modern problems stem from this lack of awareness. Considering she has written many articles reviewed by people in her areas if expertise, she clearly knows what she's writing about.

Ethos S.B. 2: Rosemary Bleiszner writes that there are many different features across different friendships. The fact that she uses many sources for her specific examples and that she wrote this in a scholarly article makes this claim very powerful.

Pathos S.B. 1: I remember phases of my teenage life that were very bad for my mental health. Forunately, my friend Ezra stuck with me through them and that really helped get me back on the right track.

Pathos S.B. 2: Playing many games with my dad has really strengthened my bond with him. He really seems like a special person to me and not just a parent who provides me with basic survival needs.

Pathos S.B. 3: Making friends with many of the fun and amazing people in my life has really shaped my life for the better. It makes me happy that there are always new people out there waiting to be your new great buddy.

Logos S.B. 1: Studies have shown that people that are obese or in poverty describe that their problem stemmed from lack of good friendship. Therefore, friendship is very important for keeping life stability.

Logos S.B. 2: In bad phases of my life I did not have good bonds with my friends. In good phases of my life, I had great bonds with my friends. Therefore, bad phases of life often contain bad friendships.

Logos S.B. 3: Having people give us great things is awesome. Being a good friend with someone makes it more likely that they will give you great things. Thus, having friends is awesome.

Chapter 16

       Personal Reaction: Never use Wikipedia as a source material no matter what! And always check your source materials. Pretty much what we students have to taught throughout most of our scholarly careers. This chapter doesn't offer much as far as new material but it is a good review over how to find, search, and evaluate sources for certain topics.

        Professional Reaction: This chapter is helpful and should not be overlooked. It emphasizes the value of evaluating sources as a key point in creating an informative and credible essay that sources facts more than opinions. Reading this chapter will help students determine which sources will give credible information and also direct them to databases that provide trustworthy material.