project 3

KAIROS

1. What motivated the writer to produce this piece?

He felt there was a slight problem when sitting in his Freud class.

1. What social, cultural, political, legal, or economic conversations does this argument join?

It is cultural argument aimed at college student

     2.   Is the writer addressing cultural trends (such as the impact of science or technology on values)?

no…

WRITER’S PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

1. What is the writer’s purpose?

to address college student and there bordum.

1. What assumptions, values, and beliefs wouldreaders have to hold to fin his argument persuasive?

Education and knowledge.

1. Does the audience share a political, educational, or religious orientation with the writer?

They do share educational values if they agree with the argument.

1. How well does the text suit its particular audience and purpose?

It fits the task well by drawing in the reader.

WRITER’S IDENTITY AND ANGLE OF VISION

1. Who is the writer and what is his/her profession, background, and expertise?

professer

1. How does the writer’s personal history, education, gender, ethnicity, age, class, sexual orientation, and/or political leaning influence the angle of his vision?

i do not believe so

     1. How much does the writer’s angle of vision dominate the text?

It obviously dominates somewhat because he does not use anyother “angel of vision” in this essay

GENRE

1. What is the argument’s original genre? college students
2. What is the original medium of publication?  How does the genre and its place of publication influence its content, structure, and style?
3. Does the genre allow for in-depth or only sketchy coverage of an issue?

it is fairly in-depth

LOGOS

1. Is the core of the argument clear, or does the reader have to unearth/reconstruct the argument? college students were not learning anything and getting there moneys worth.
2. What are the main reasons in support of the claim? Are the reasons audience- or writer-based? i guess it was clear as far as the auther was concerned, but I feel a little iffy.
3. How effective is the writer’s use of evidence?  How is the argument supported and developed?
4. How well does the argument recognize and respond to alternative views?
5. Does the argument depend on assumptions the audience may not share?  If so, what are they? they leave class not even realizing they did not learn

ETHOS

1. What ethos does the writer project?
2. Are you impressed or won over by this writer?  If so, what has earned your respect?  If not, why not?
3. How does the writer establish his credibility and trustworthiness?  If he didn’t what make you skeptical?
4. How knowledgeable does the writer seem in recognizing opposing views?
5. How important is the character of the writer in this argument?

PATHOS

1. How effective is the writer in using audience-based reasons? he is good at relating to the adience.
2. What examples, connotative language, or uses of narrative/analogy stand out for you in this argument? I feel the language is confusing.
3. How does the writer use concrete language, word choice, narrative, examples, and analogies to tap readers’ emotions, values, and imagination?
4. Does this argument rely heavily on appeals to pathos or is it more brainy and logical?  as far as i can tell he is not heavily favoring pathos but more so than gos or ethos

WRITER’S STYLE

1. How do the writer’s language choices and sentence length and complexity contribute to the impact of the argument? it feels rough to me
2. How readable is the argument? i felt confused…
3. Is the argument formal, scholarly, journalistic, informal, or casual? inforal/journalistic
4. How well does the writer’s tone (attitude toward the subject) suit the argument? he is passionate and it shows
5. Is the tone serious, mocking, humorous, exhortational, confessional, urgent, or something else? i couldnt tell if he was joking or serious have the time

OVERALL PERSUASIVENESS OF THE ARGUMENT

1. What features of this argument contribute most to making it persuasive or not persuasive for its target audience and for you yourself?
2. How would this argument be received by different audiences?
3. What is particularly memorable, disturbing, or problematic about this argument?
4. What does this argument contribute to its kairotic moment and the argumentative controversy of which it is a part?
5. What gaps, contradictions, or unanswered questions are you left with?

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