She does this by taking her personal experiences and some statistics that she knows of and incorporates it into her essay. For example, the author states that, “Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas.”(Pg. 502) This makes her sound more professional and it also makes her sound more convincing when she uses statistics. She also tweaks the statistics around to put her own opinion into the same statement as the statistics. Equally important, the author gives supporting evidence to her essay, whether it is a false statement that may seem true, or her own personal experiences. To make her evidence believable, she gives a good example of her own child struggling in school, but is led back on track by failure. For instance, she states that, “Our youngest….did little to develop his intellectual talents but always got by. Until Mrs. Stifter.”(Pg.502) This excerpt is an excellent example that shows that a good piece of evidence can really persuade a
She does this by taking her personal experiences and some statistics that she knows of and incorporates it into her essay. For example, the author states that, “Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas.”(Pg. 502) This makes her sound more professional and it also makes her sound more convincing when she uses statistics. She also tweaks the statistics around to put her own opinion into the same statement as the statistics. Equally important, the author gives supporting evidence to her essay, whether it is a false statement that may seem true, or her own personal experiences. To make her evidence believable, she gives a good example of her own child struggling in school, but is led back on track by failure. For instance, she states that, “Our youngest….did little to develop his intellectual talents but always got by. Until Mrs. Stifter.”(Pg.502) This excerpt is an excellent example that shows that a good piece of evidence can really persuade a