Informal writing #5

Informal writing #5

The two articles that I want to talk about are <Why dose College cost too much and Why Do So Many Pundits Get It Wrong? >and <There is no college tuition bubble>.

1.     How effective are the arguments used?

I find the first article has a very effective argument in the title. Because she used two question as her title and these two questions can express her opinion very effectively and vividly. The second article used a very confirmed form “there is no ….” to show where he stand. So authors used different method to express their argument effectively.

2.     For example, how does each article cater to its audience?

The author of the first article frequently use sentences like “if you are a ….” “let us put …”. Besides she used enormous questions as the beginning of many paragraphs, and she listed countless examples to express and strengthen her idea. As for the second author, he used many vivid example to explain his idea, and I think it makes audience feel more understandable about the article.

3.     I do not think so, I think both of these authors have the same idea, they think some of these university are expensive, but there are many way like scholarship to solve the problem, and besides community colleges are a good way too.

4.       Does one fall short due to not taking into account one of the rhetorical appeals?

No, I do not think so, both authors used enough rhetorical appeals. For example, both of them used pathos to explain the problem by their own experience, and both of them used logos and ethos. So I think one fall short is not due to not taking into account one of the rhetorical appeals. I think the second one is shorter because it does not have as much example and facts as the first one.

5.       Does one article resonate with you more strongly than the other?

I think the first one dose, because the author used countless facts to improve her idea and at the end of her article, she even has a list about more facts, and this makes her idea more persuasive.

6.      Is this because you already agreed with the subject or because of the persuasiveness of the writing?

 I already agreed with the writing but it is also because of the persuasive of the writing.