Reference no: EM133289513
Assignment:
1. Essay analyzing examining the extent in which Ms Wertheimer has created an EFFECTIVE ARGUMENT in the article entitled "The Bieber Effect" published in the Los Angeles times.
Include: What is the author's opinion
2. LOGOS
a. What appeals to the reader's logic are introduced?
b. Are there any places where the author --generalizes or exaggerates, --is not specific enough, --misuses facts to obscure understanding
3. PATHOS
a. What appeals to the reader's emotion are introduced?
b. are there any places where the author --infers that an extreme or unusual example is typical of the situation --slaps an unsubstantiated emotional characterization on a subject (usually an inflammatory adjective, either positive or negative depending on agreement/disagreement) --uses slander or innuendo instead of salient facts
4. ETHOS --uses no expert authority to back up argument --uses questionable authority to back up argument --claims the moral high ground by a blanket appealing to religious, cultural, or national values
5. OVERALL is the use of LOGOS, PATHOS, and/or ETHOS balanced? sufficient? well organized?