Evaluating an Argument Questions
Natalie Haro
Mrs.Spruill
2nd block
November 21, 2014
Rhetorical Analysis: Outliers Chapter 2 Ten-thousand-hours is how the people today and the past have became successful. In the Outliers, written by Malcom Gladwell he gives his belief on the ten-thousand hour rule. He uses load language, appropriate attiude and reliable evidence. Malcon Gladwell is correct in his assertion that ten-thousand-hours and a special opportunity are essential to become successful. Malcom Gladwell’s agrument is filled with loaded language as he influences the audience thay ten-thousand-hours are required if people want to become successful. He states “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good” (Gladwell 42.) Nobody can just be born with an amazing talent people have to work and practice for what wants to be achieved. The argument is one-sided, but yet Gladwell is not bias there is no counteragrument is demonstrated. He is not prejudice he states that many successful people have past over ten-thousand-hours. Ten-thousand-hours is just average. In order to achieve what wants to be achieved people have to practice and practice. There is no naturals, it takes many years to master anything. The evidence given in Malcom’s argument is appropriate and relevant to the matter. The evidence is explained in great detail, even explained thoroughly in charts. Gladwell will give pages and pages of evidence at times just to give one example. One example given he talks about The Beatles and how they were given a once in a life time experince to go to Hamburg. In Hamburg it was estimated that they performed live abour twelve hundred time. Hours and hours of performing practicing mastering their talents. Malcom Gladwell is the exact oppisite of contridictory, he makes vouching points that are consistent through out. Malcoms does not really acknowledge the other side or perspectice of the argument only when saying if not having ten-thousand-hours
Mrs.Spruill
2nd block
November 21, 2014
Rhetorical Analysis: Outliers Chapter 2 Ten-thousand-hours is how the people today and the past have became successful. In the Outliers, written by Malcom Gladwell he gives his belief on the ten-thousand hour rule. He uses load language, appropriate attiude and reliable evidence. Malcon Gladwell is correct in his assertion that ten-thousand-hours and a special opportunity are essential to become successful. Malcom Gladwell’s agrument is filled with loaded language as he influences the audience thay ten-thousand-hours are required if people want to become successful. He states “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good” (Gladwell 42.) Nobody can just be born with an amazing talent people have to work and practice for what wants to be achieved. The argument is one-sided, but yet Gladwell is not bias there is no counteragrument is demonstrated. He is not prejudice he states that many successful people have past over ten-thousand-hours. Ten-thousand-hours is just average. In order to achieve what wants to be achieved people have to practice and practice. There is no naturals, it takes many years to master anything. The evidence given in Malcom’s argument is appropriate and relevant to the matter. The evidence is explained in great detail, even explained thoroughly in charts. Gladwell will give pages and pages of evidence at times just to give one example. One example given he talks about The Beatles and how they were given a once in a life time experince to go to Hamburg. In Hamburg it was estimated that they performed live abour twelve hundred time. Hours and hours of performing practicing mastering their talents. Malcom Gladwell is the exact oppisite of contridictory, he makes vouching points that are consistent through out. Malcoms does not really acknowledge the other side or perspectice of the argument only when saying if not having ten-thousand-hours