Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Evaluating Online Resources
Topic
- Gun violence and mental illness
Article Impressions
- I'm using an article from The New Yorker called "Is There A Link Between Mental Health And Gun Violence?" my first impressions of the credibility are pretty good from what I've seen so far. The New Yorker is a news website with a wide variety of articles spanning from politics to humor. There are many Advertisements that border each article and you have to watch one before you read each article, but overall I think the website is pretty credible.The All the statistics in the article have embedded link to where if you click on them they direct you to where the author received her information, and each author has a link where you can read more articles by them.
Information
- 46% of people think people with mental illness are more dangerous
- more people believe mass shootings happen from mental illness vs easier gun access
- 34,000 mental patients guns ceased
- In a study done by Swanson only 4% of violent acts were done because of mental illness
- linked to gender and substance abuse
- When the all data is examined. The only violence that it causes is the "Increases the risk of gun violence when that violence takes the form of suicide." (Konnikova)
Work cited
Konnikova, Maria. "Is There A Link Between Mental Health and Gun Violence?" The New Yorker. The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2014. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
Database Impressions
- The first thing I noticed about the database article is the length of it. The article is seven pages long. Another observation I had is that it has two and a half pages of sources after the article. Then my final observation is there are two authors in the database article.
Comparison
- From what I observed the database article is a lot more informative than the one I found online. The Article its self is seven times longer and the information is a better quality. the reason I know this is The New Yorker Article Is written just by one person who I don't have any background information on. The article in the database isn't just written by one author, it is written by two who both have a PhD. Then Finally I know the Authors did plenty of research based on the sources they have listed after their Article. When compared to the article online which just provides links in the text that you can follow if you want to see the research.
Work Cited
Turndolf J. Was Adam Lanza an Undiagnosed Schizophrenic? Phychol Today. December 20, 2012. available at http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wecan-work-it-out/201212/was-adam-lanza-undiagnosedschizophrenic.
Accessed July 23, 2014.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Chapter 14 Response
Chapter 14 is an informative chapter that take a in depth look on how to develop a argument and how to accurately express your side of the subject logically.
The Chapter explains many of the important thing to keep in mind when forming an argument. For example it is important to keep your audience in mind, and what their view points may be. The book state on page 526 that "It is probably best to assume that some, if not most, of your readers are skeptical." So that you can make sure you have real support of your argument. The book also states that every opinion you have should be supported by facts, or else the audience may not agree with you. The best way to support your opinions too is an expert who is credible in the subject. The chapter also explains how to refute the opposition. They state that you lose credibility if you ignore it completely and it is best to just refute them head on.
The end of the chapter where it deals with fallacies probably helped me the most personally. according to the book on page 535 "Fallacies are illogical statements that may sound reasonable or true but are actually deceptive and dishonest." Then they go on to list the fallacies and explain them such as begging the question, argument from analogy, personnel attack, false dilemma, jumping to a conclusion, you also, misleading statistic, and many more listed than those. I tend to beg the question and jump to conclusions in my writing so this page will be a great reference for me writing in the future. Then the final part that really helped me in this chapter is the useful transition for argumentation on page 538. In my writing I tend to find myself at a stand still from one point to another. So thanks to this little box I have a bunch of transitions so I don't repeat the same phrase over and over in my essay.
Chapter 14 was a very informative look on forming an argument and how to defend it, and introduced me to new things I can apply to my writing.
-Timothy Wellmann
Image source (http://classroomclipart.com/clipart-view/Clipart/People/two_men_debate_jpg.htm)
The Chapter explains many of the important thing to keep in mind when forming an argument. For example it is important to keep your audience in mind, and what their view points may be. The book state on page 526 that "It is probably best to assume that some, if not most, of your readers are skeptical." So that you can make sure you have real support of your argument. The book also states that every opinion you have should be supported by facts, or else the audience may not agree with you. The best way to support your opinions too is an expert who is credible in the subject. The chapter also explains how to refute the opposition. They state that you lose credibility if you ignore it completely and it is best to just refute them head on.
The end of the chapter where it deals with fallacies probably helped me the most personally. according to the book on page 535 "Fallacies are illogical statements that may sound reasonable or true but are actually deceptive and dishonest." Then they go on to list the fallacies and explain them such as begging the question, argument from analogy, personnel attack, false dilemma, jumping to a conclusion, you also, misleading statistic, and many more listed than those. I tend to beg the question and jump to conclusions in my writing so this page will be a great reference for me writing in the future. Then the final part that really helped me in this chapter is the useful transition for argumentation on page 538. In my writing I tend to find myself at a stand still from one point to another. So thanks to this little box I have a bunch of transitions so I don't repeat the same phrase over and over in my essay.
Chapter 14 was a very informative look on forming an argument and how to defend it, and introduced me to new things I can apply to my writing.
-Timothy Wellmann
Image source (http://classroomclipart.com/clipart-view/Clipart/People/two_men_debate_jpg.htm)
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Chapter 14 Review.
Argumentation is, essentially, an argument. The point is to persuade the reader to one side or the other. Chapter 14 discusses this in-depth.
Persuasion: how a writer influences the audience to follow a course of action or adopt a belief. (p. 524)
Most argumentative essays are riddled with persuasive points. They can translate over to argumentative points when they become more concrete.
Argumentation: the appeal to reason.
The points that a writer hits to connect with the audience and win them over are what I've known as pathos (emotion), ethos (reputation of the writer), and logos (logical appeal).
This chapter emphasizes the importance of making claims that are well-supported. It reminds us that the audience will mostly be skeptical, and to not assume anything will be understood in the essay unless it is very clearly stated and backed up.
It covers similar topics to the Exemplification chapter, in that support/examples should be relevant, representative, typical, and sufficient. (p 528). Chapter 14 also reiterates the need for documentation or proof of some sort in order to avoid plagiarism.
Things I learned:
A Rogerian argument does not follow the typical wrong/right argument. It involves the agreement points of both arguments, and uses them to find common ground.
Syllogism: consists of a major premise (general statement), minor premise (related but specific statement), and a conclusion.
- This is a type of deductive argument.
There are tons of logical fallacies. Tons. I've done most of them.
Overall, this was a pretty informative chapter. It reviewed a lot for me but also threw in some new things that I wouldn't have associated with argumentative essays.
-Devon
Persuasion: how a writer influences the audience to follow a course of action or adopt a belief. (p. 524)
Most argumentative essays are riddled with persuasive points. They can translate over to argumentative points when they become more concrete.
Argumentation: the appeal to reason.
The points that a writer hits to connect with the audience and win them over are what I've known as pathos (emotion), ethos (reputation of the writer), and logos (logical appeal).
This chapter emphasizes the importance of making claims that are well-supported. It reminds us that the audience will mostly be skeptical, and to not assume anything will be understood in the essay unless it is very clearly stated and backed up.
It covers similar topics to the Exemplification chapter, in that support/examples should be relevant, representative, typical, and sufficient. (p 528). Chapter 14 also reiterates the need for documentation or proof of some sort in order to avoid plagiarism.
Things I learned:
A Rogerian argument does not follow the typical wrong/right argument. It involves the agreement points of both arguments, and uses them to find common ground.
Syllogism: consists of a major premise (general statement), minor premise (related but specific statement), and a conclusion.
- This is a type of deductive argument.
There are tons of logical fallacies. Tons. I've done most of them.
Overall, this was a pretty informative chapter. It reviewed a lot for me but also threw in some new things that I wouldn't have associated with argumentative essays.
-Devon
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