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1. In Gould’s argument, he is attacking how scientists made such immoral assumptions about women. He also goes on to say how mistaken they were, and he backs it with his research.

3. Gould questions the scientific method in the passages on page 352 particularly in paragraphs 10 and 11. He weaves the sources together to supply a counter argument to his claim, then makes it stronger with the other sources.

6. The point of paragraphs 9-11 is to prove that the scientific studies about brains were proven wrong. They show that Gould does not support the overall assumption that women are less intelligent because their brains are smaller.

7. The purpose of developing the point of sharing conclusion is to provide more backing for his argument and make it more significant to people reading it.

9. Gould ties together his argument about against the scientific research and the conclusions drawn from that research in the last two paragraphs by stating that the data was misinterpreted and that it’s “irrelevant and highly injurious”.

10. The argument appeals to pathos because it can bring out rage in some readers- especially women. By adding the claims from scientists like Le Bon, Gould is able to appeal to the emotional state of his readers by pushing the research’s faultiness. This also persuades the reader to agree more with Gould because faulty research doesn’t develop a strong standing.

11. I think the shift between first and third person makes his argument stronger because he used first person when he feels very strongly about what he is talking about. It let’s his readers know that the subject is very personal to him and he is taking it seriously.

1. They both agree that the main problem behind violence is because it is so often portrayed through the media.

2. Gitlin uses Japan as an example of the effects of media violence because Japan and the United States are so often compared to eachother, in technological developments and many other things. Gerbner responds to Gitlin by expresses how it surprised him that Gitlin would say that, and he thought it was a retort of an apologist. He also brings up that media violence isn’t the only aspect the effects human behavior.

3. Gerber believes that the V-chip is “not the solution”. He thinks prpgrams shouldn’t just be “rated”, but diversified. Gitlin believes that the v-chip is a good turn-off for violence and that it can help parents, but its not fully commendable yet. He thinks “it will come around”.

4. According to the debators, the results of excessive TV violence can range from attributing to actual violence and just being a “moneymaking” form of entertainment.

1. The purpose of his poster is to show how easy it could be to participate in TV turn-off week. The illustrations adress the purpose by pointing out other things that could be done if TV is turned off.

2. The poster does create a sort of mocking and humorous tone by showing in the first image how easy it is to push the power off button on the remote and also how easy ot could be to do other things. The words at the bottom aren’t necessariy, but they add to the humorous tone by giving step-by-step obvious directions.

3. The connection kind of adds to the effectiveness of the poster. Like an airline safety card, it is necesarry to have simple steps on it to garentee safety and full effect, as with turning off the TV.

The movie Mean Girls is a high school movie that emphasizes exactly what Denby is talking about in his High School Confidential. It’s complete with a “social queen” and a “jock”and shows how the “teen world [is] bounded by school, mall, and car.” The film starts with a highly vulnerable teenage girl, Cady, who is fresh meat at the cliched school. She soon attracts the attention of the “queen bee” and her “army of skanks” only to be sucked into schematic world of high school she’d been so lucky to escape. The “queen bee” of the movie very well relates to the ones Denby cites in his argument. Further into the movie, she gets persuaded to take revenge on the “queen bee” by an overly friendly “nerd”. The “nerd” wants her revenge because she had felt “personaly victomized” by the “queen bee” herself. Through trying to avenge her friend, Cady turns into a mean girl herself who “everyone was afraid of”. However her trueself was able to grasp ahold of her once again and she is able to free herself from the “malicious cliques” from her “own implacable will” by destroying the symbol of popularity and casting it out to all to share. The strength of self Cady shows in the end of the movie allows Mean Girls to go “beyond the fixed polarities”.

1. The interview does address that threat when he talks about using the tv power remotes at bars. The interview talks about the tv-off remotes and what it’s purpose is, and also how tv is affecting everyday life.

2. According to the interview questions, the reporter’s biased seems to be leaning more against thetv-b gone remote. Her questions ultimately draw the remote back to negatives.

3. The interview takes on more of a phony tone because the interviewer is asking very general questions. The questions try to make the person being interievewed,Lasn, downgrade the remote, but Lasn seem genuinely nice with his answers. The tone doesn’t necessarily effect Lasn, but it makes the interviewer more cliched.

4. The interview addresses the political nature of tv turn off week in the last answered question when it states, ” What does media concentration really mean for democracy?” By saying this, it helps clearify the interviewers position on tv.

1. Combine sources with position to form a cohesive, supported argument and accurately cite all sources. The sources should effectively augment the argument, but the writer’s own voice should not be overpowered by them. Position should efficasiously reflect the complexity of the prompt and establish an opinion that is not always necessarily black and white.

2. – use one source to refute, the other to prove your opinion matter.

- remember this is a formal argument

- use blips on source before writing essay

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1. The assumptions Trubey makes about his audience are that he thinks their lives revolve around tv. And he specifically relates to college students when he says, “….who prefer our entertainment live, interactive and complete…”

2. Trubey is writing during the occasion of “TV turnoff week”. Writing turning this time period can make his readers seem more apprehensive, like he’s threatening something they treasure. It can also make them more hesitant to continue reading the article.

3. The question at the end of paragraph one is there as a transition into his main argument. It also makes the reader stop andconsider what he is talking about. I agreewith his answerthat people become more lazy while watching television, but not nessecarily to the extreme that he states it.

4. Trubey’s use of classification strengthens his argument by providing his readers with an extra amount of information to make is topic clearer, and it also helps better his ethos by showing he’s serious enough to do the research.

5. The citations Trubey uses with documentation can affect his credibility because people might think he’s making it up. But the figures do support his claim, so they’re not really hurting him.

6. IN my opinion, the lists at the end of his essay immensly strengthen his argument because they show the statistics of television viewing to other things that are far more important.

1. By including a scene from Woody Allen’s movie, Johnson is able to make is argument more reliabe and credible by supplying supportive backing. Also, alot of people are familiar with Allen’s work, so including this reinforces and helps make his claim better.

2. The charts represent “the number of individual threads” of certain television show. The charts help to better show the information of Johnson’s text. It’s important to nkow which programs the charts refer to so people know what it is about. The charts however, could not stand alone. Looking at them with out reading what they were, I was very confused, and I think most people will be also if they don’t have proper description.

3. Though they do have similarities, the multiple threads of television and reading do not completely match up. They both however, do take patience and attention. Keeping your mind set on understanding and reading a book requires ou attention to be focused on only that and it requires patience to sit down and read. To watch television, it requires attention also to fully take in the story being told in falshing images before you. It also take patience because as programs start to become more in depth, the plot and climax seems to take longer to be exposed.

4. Johnson provides counter arguments by comparing television show of the past to the ones of modern times, but he always seems to bring it back to his main argument.

5. The explanation Johnson has to oferr for why television has become more intellectually demanding is because of DVD sales. With a DVD, viewers are able to replay and play again any movie or scene, so they want to make it still intellectually challenging no matter how many times the material is viewed.

1. Robert Putman establishes his credibility through citing his sources and having powerful word choice. Citing his sources shows that he is serious about the topic, and therefore skillful about finding the correct information to better his argument.

2. All of them are cited in the text, except Comstock.

Robison- Par. 1

Godbey- Par. 1

Needham- Par 3

Kunstler- par 16

3. The additional noted supplies more credibility for Putman, showing that he is srious enough about the topic to do the extra research.

4. The purpose of note 14 is to supply the citing information for the paragraph it was used in. Though possibly obvious, it is necessary to cite the information to give credit.

5. By stating that ” TV is my primary form of entertainment” is note 15, Putman is able to relate it back to his argument that people are turning more to television as entertainment than other things. It makes hi argument stronger my backing his claim.

6. Putman citing Kunstler’s view affects Putman’s argument by shpwing how he agrees with a more extreme view, but also leaves him room to differ where he doesn’t agree with Kunstler.

7. Putman’s notes show that he did the proper research to make his argument strong and thorough. He researched every aspect of his argument and was able to cleverly cite them- which shows he’s serious and know what he’s talking about.

After reading chapter 3, I have a good understanding of what synthesis is. It’s an effective way to show an argument that can lead to persuasion. Citing information from credible sources can make a person’s argument stronger, and it shows that the writer is serious enough about the topic to do the extra research. Good synthesis essays have facts and data that relates to the writer’s claim and doesn’t drift away from the topic. A strong essay will include the writer’s own knowledge and knowledge of others that have researched the topic as well.

1. The purpose of Twain’s “Corn- Pone Opinions” was to show how the society’s opinions can effect one’s decision. Even though people might think they’re thinking is unique – it is actually influenced by others.
2. The changing from “I” to “We” illustrated the effect that at first it was his own personal opinion, and then it changed to more of a united aspect – relating to more people who might have the same opinions.
3. The anecdote creates the sense that all people should be treated with equality, adding a sense of actuality to his writing. However, the fact that it came from a black man, and at the time African-Americans were treated poorly, might make the anecdote feel unofficial.
4. Twain expands Jerry’s definition of corn-pone opinions by supplying reason for his definition, but also qualifies it when he says “I think he did not go far enough.” By numbering the two items, he is able to show that this is what Jerry believes and not necessarily what he believes, so it leaves room for opinions.
5. Twain appeals to logos when he talks about how people are adopting the wine glass groups even though the glasses are not used, but merely because other people are doing it. Also when he discusses fashion and how everyone has to adopt the idea because one person has it. These aspects strengthen Twain’s argument because they relate to his claim.
6. It’s ironic that Twain would say “It is not a rule”, when at the time it was a rule to agree with the majority.
7. Paragraph 13 is so long because it’s where Twain says everything he wants to. He states his opinions again and again – backing his argument. The subordinate clauses show that Twain have many thoughts of the topic. He could have broken up the paragraph at “Broadly speaking….” Because I feel this sentence would make a good transition.
8. The effect of parallelism in paragraph 14 is to show how people don’t think independently. He uses the pronoun ‘they’ which allows qualification.
9. I think capitalizing those words creates sort of a sarcastic tone because it shows how often people relate their opinions to those matters. It also ends the discussion.

11. An example of a hyperbole is when he says that ‘everyone’ has the new fashion, when in reality I’m sure there were some people who thought the new fashion was idiotic and didn’t participate in it. The hyperbole allows Twain to show how easily people would reconcile a fad. An example of an understatement is when he says Eve’s style is “quaint”. Since Eve was the first women ever created, I feel she deserves a word better than quaint.