ect. By stating his opinions as facts, Adler uses the rhetorical technique ethos to convince the reader that he is a credible source. He begins by blatantly stating that he wants to persuade the reader to “write between the lines” (Adler 17). He also says, “I contend, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of mutilation but of love.” He is very straight-forward with his his primary claim and it makes it clear to the reader what the rest of the essay is going to be about. Adler goes on to state how many people are confused “about what it means to own a book” and that “having a fine library doesn’t prove that its owner has a mind enriched by books; it proves nothing more than that he, his father, or his wife, was rich enough to
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In these sentences he makes the reader believe that they are not accomplishing anything by reading if they’re not writing while they do it. He says that certain books absolutely require writing and thinking for the reader to actually understand. This encourages the reader to mark up the pages of books because they feel that they will not truly grasp the concept of the novel otherwise (Adler …show more content…
“Or, you may say that this business of marking books is going to slow up your reading. It probably will. That’s one of the reasons for doing it” (Adler 20). This is another nay-sayer that the author plants and then refutes. He continues by saying that many people think that reading quickly is a sign of high intelligence, but he believes this isn’t the case. According to Adler, reading books should take much more time effort than reading something like a newspaper (Adler 20). Adler also states one more possible objection “You can’t lend them to your friends because nobody else can read them without being distracted by your notes. Furthermore, you won’t want to lend them because a marked copy is a kind of intellectual diary, and lending it is almost like giving your mind away. If your friend wishes to read your Plutarch’s Lives, ‘Shakespeare’, or The Federalist Papers, tell him gently but firmly, to buy a copy” (Adler 20). Here the author explains that your friends wanting to borrow your books is not a valid excuse for not writing in them. Adler believes that books are very personal belongings that should be treated that
In these sentences he makes the reader believe that they are not accomplishing anything by reading if they’re not writing while they do it. He says that certain books absolutely require writing and thinking for the reader to actually understand. This encourages the reader to mark up the pages of books because they feel that they will not truly grasp the concept of the novel otherwise (Adler …show more content…
“Or, you may say that this business of marking books is going to slow up your reading. It probably will. That’s one of the reasons for doing it” (Adler 20). This is another nay-sayer that the author plants and then refutes. He continues by saying that many people think that reading quickly is a sign of high intelligence, but he believes this isn’t the case. According to Adler, reading books should take much more time effort than reading something like a newspaper (Adler 20). Adler also states one more possible objection “You can’t lend them to your friends because nobody else can read them without being distracted by your notes. Furthermore, you won’t want to lend them because a marked copy is a kind of intellectual diary, and lending it is almost like giving your mind away. If your friend wishes to read your Plutarch’s Lives, ‘Shakespeare’, or The Federalist Papers, tell him gently but firmly, to buy a copy” (Adler 20). Here the author explains that your friends wanting to borrow your books is not a valid excuse for not writing in them. Adler believes that books are very personal belongings that should be treated that