Analyzing Appiah's Quote To An Argument?

In the first paragraph of essay A, there was a meaningful introduction to the quote that was later used. Even before reading the quote, I already had an idea on what the quote was about and how it was used as evidence for the argument. I thought that there should have been a better transition from the writer’s voice to the author’s voice because it felt like there was a sense of urgency when the writer said, “He later states that...”. The writer should have included more information before the quote to show the relevance of that quote. There was a clear understanding of why the quote was chosen; it was chosen to portray how Appiah agrees in whatever Charles Taylor had to say. The relation between the quote and the writer’s argument was evident, however, I was not sure what the writer thought about the quote. It would have been better if there were a couple sentences describing the writer’s opinion of …show more content…
I had a clear understanding what this paragraph was going to be about, but at the same time, I was looking to get more information on the meaning of the quote. The transition to the first quote could have been better due to the fact that I had no previous information on what that quote was even about. On the other hand, the second quote used was very well integrated into the paragraph. I clearly knew why the quotes were used because the writer wanted the readers to see that Appiah liked to add in his personal thoughts to any topic and that he also liked to connect himself with the reader. The analysis after the quotes were well written in this section because the writer gave his or her own personal insight on the quotes. The writer clearly explained what he or she thought of the word “we” that was used by Appiah frequently. These quotes referred back to all the previous paragraphs, which demonstrates that these arguments were relevant throughout the entire