Berube analogize student’s essays and watching sports commentary on ESPN, because students tend to summarize in their essays instead of analyzing it. Berube uses an example as to what he is trying to explain that the world of sports is metacommentary and no one actually summarizes on how the game is being played. Instead they analyze, they just point out the important part of the game. In the tenth paragraph he quotes “Well, Tony let me point out that last night, the Red Sox swept the Tigers and crept to within three games of the Yankees.” And then he quotes that “…I’m just pointing out that the Sox won 3-1, on a four hitter by Schilling, while the Yanks blew another late-inning lead.” Page 304…
The City of Pawtucket Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Pawtucket as a city. The Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee is non-profit organization that is registered with the Rhode Island Secretary of State. Its purpose is to honor and preserve the contributions of people whose efforts, in any line of endeavor, have added to the heritage of the City of…
Many People go to School and they are hoping to get an excellent job in any field they choose because that’s what they want. They think that on desire that they can achieve anything they want. Yet Mike Rose, in Blue-Collar Brilliance, explains how his mother, “Rose Meraglio Rose, Shaped her adult identity” (1033). She was not the only one, his Uncle Joe also had to learn a different way of identifying himself in life. All of this was done through a medium called, Work.…
Michael Y. Sokolove, Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose (New York, NY: Simon and Schuester), 304 pp.…
Since much of Grigsby’s work is filled with opinionated fervor for the topics that she discusses, she regularly relies on the rhetorical appeal pathos to signify the tone and theme used in her columns. Furthermore, Grigsby also employs the use of adequate diction to aid the central focus of her columns, and she also sufficiently acknowledges the opposition’s counter argument and rebuffs their claim. With the use of these rhetorical strategies, Grigsby presents a strong unyielding reason as to why she stands firm by the assertions she makes in her…
When I go watch my Chicago Cubs at beautiful Wrigley field I am concerned with the game and what is in front of me, not what is going on off the field. I go to enjoy the game and the talent of the athletes that play. I could care less about what Sammy Sosa is doing off the field, he is the man because of his skills on the field and what he does for Americas' past time. Last time I was sitting on the third base line and Sammy stepped up to the plate I did not think to myself "I wonder if he hits his wife like he hits a baseball," or "he looks like a big time gambler," I was shouting his name and clapping in support for hope of another homer being sent over the ivy covered wall. My enthusiasm was booming for this mans talent and what he brings to the table to help my cubbies win. Now would you not think that a baseball player in the Hall of Fame should be looked at the same way? Should a hall of famer not be jugged based on his baseball skills and what he did on the field? Well that does not seem to be the case when it comes to Pete Rose. Since being banned from baseball in 1989 for off field actions he denies, he has repeatedly been denied access to Cooperstown. Pete Rose was one of the greatest baseball players ever and should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame because of it.…
Moore’s writing successfully implements rhetorical appeal on many levels. It provides logos, or informational appeal by citing specific example to support each argument. He clearly provided evidence to provide and lend credibility to his arguments. Persuaded by his perspective, I found myself believing his statements that nuclear energy might not be such a bad thing because his arguments were incredibly effective. Pathos is achieved when the writer appeals to the emotions within the reader by painting a vivid picture discussing the dangers of nuclear reactors and the fear created by a hypothetical meltdown. Furthermore, the author gains credibility by stating how drastically his views have changed through the years. He also lends trustworthiness…
In the story, "I Just Wanna Be Average" the main character, Mike Rose, takes us through his years at Mercy High School during the 1960's and 1970s. Although many people appear in this story, the main people are Ted Richard, Ken Harvey and Mr. Macfarland. Ted Richards was a bit of a dream, turning his back on the real world and just let his mind roam. Ted was always laughing, his loud and jolly voice booming out. Even when he'd get angry, he'd give a little smile. Ken Harvey became a central figure when he suddenly announces, "I just wanna be average." Those words would lodge in mike's mind for years before he actually got it. Then there was Mr. Macfarland, who came into Mike's life at the perfect time. With no living father, he logged up too many years of scholastic indifference. Mr. Macfarland had earned his masters degree and wanted to share his overwhelming passion for knowledge and education. Having a teacher like him made a vast difference in Mike's life.…
George Bernard’s play Saint Joan was written about the life of a French woman in the late 1420’s who was on trial for spreading heresy. The Inquisitor presented a case against Joan to the juries of the church court. His argument opened with an appeal to ethos. Throughout the rest of his speech he would keep up this type of appeal, preferring the approach of ethical appeals to that of logic. Due to his lack of logical appeals, he seemed to revert to logical fallacies which had created seemingly dubious pretenses to find Joan guilty. This had weakened his argument immensely. To counteract the fallacies however, his use of figurative language had strengthened his argument enough to be thoroughly convincing. Overall, his argument was strong and well-presented and most likely had the majority convinced.…
Cited: Wood, Nancy, and Miller James. Perspectives On Argument. 7th ed. New Jersey: Pearson Education, 2012. Print…
The article of discussion was written following the Cincinnati Bengals third straight loss. At first glance, Joe Reedy’s (Cincinnati Bengals beat writer) description of the game and the possible repercussions it could have on the rest of the season would indicate that he is a very critical person. Obviously, it is Mr. Reedy’s job to write about the team he covers, and give the readers an informed explanation of what occurs in the games they play. However, this particular summary of their performance seems as if it came from someone who was quite frustrated. “The offense looked the worse it has been since Jay Gruden took over last year, the defense returned to the form it had over the first couple games of allowing big plays and the second half was one of the worst we might have seen in Marvin Lewis’ tenure” (Reedy, 2012, p.1). To me, that indicates a certain degree of impatience with the team he is covering, as well as a critical attitude towards their performance. Based on those qualities exhibited in Mr. Reedy’s writing, it seems safe to assume that as a person his subjective nature is one of criticalness and high expectations, and these characteristics are very evident in his writing.…
He goes on about how even though he was not drawn to reading or learning, he was absorbed into the teaching of sports, which brought out his first sightings of intellectualism through anti-intellectualism. Through every debate about sports and readings, he was able to learn how to now form the arguments he makes now as a professional academic. (Graff, 27)…
In accordance with the book Writing Arguments, “explicit argument directly states its controversial claim and supports it with reasons and evidence”, while an implicit argument are often in different forms such as an image, a poem, or a song lyric that carries an argumentative message. (3) Despite their difference, both explicit and implicit argument persuades its audience toward a certain belief or a point of view. In any situation, the goal of an argument is trying to influence the audience’s belief on an issue and convince the audience to take the same stance as the…
Great writers make arguments based off facts, current issues, emotions, and logical reasons to convey an important message on a topic. Authors have different ways of approaching their audience through writing styles such as Pathos, Logos and Ethos which taps into the cognition of people. Writers use the idea of an argument to state their position on various subjects. Others use the concept of argument in their writing to destroy socially constructed norms such as the stereotypical views of African-Americans in the United States. The argument is an important aspect of exchanging information based off one believes and reason to share knowledge with the local people to demand change for the good or bad. Overall, this essay discusses the purpose…
Everyone has their own opinion. The person sitting next to you can have an entirely different outlook on something you do. Having different opinions is what makes for interesting arguments. Especially an author and a critic… like Steven Johnson and Dana Stevens. In the article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”, Steven Johnson believes that TV does make you smarter, while in her article “Thinking Outside the Idiot Box” Dana Stevens completely disagrees and critiques his article. The two have opposing views on the topic. Both these writers use different examples of ethos, pathos, and logos in their articles to back up their opinion and make for an interesting argument. In my opinion, Dana Stevens overall did a better job at using ethos, pathos, and logos to back up her argument. “From the vantage point of someone who watches a hell of a lot of TV (but still far less than the average American), the medium seems neither like a brain-liquefying poison nor a salutary tonic” (Stevens, 2012, p. 298). This quote is what Steven really tries to prove the whole article and back up with her arguments.…