Abstract for Michael Gladwell, "Troublemakers,"
Pit bulls are descended from bulldogs used in the nineteenth century for bull baiting and dogfighting. Pit bulls have been bred over the centuries for lower aggression with only some success. Most dogs will only fight if cornered and have no choice but to fight. Pit Bulls are different and will fight with little to no provocation. Pit Bulls are nocuous for biting. But not all Pit Bulls are dangerous, and most don’t bite. When we say Pit Bulls are dangerous we are making a generalization. Another word for generalization is stereotype and most people don’t think we should make policy decisions based on stereotypes. We don’t do racial profiling even though most terrorists are middle east and nether should similar things with Pit Bulls. A Pit Bull ban involves a category problem because there isn’t one single breed. How do you define what is the dangerous pit bull and what is the safe Pit Bulls? The Pit Bulls that attack are not the only ones to blame for most dog attack are caused in part by mistreatment by an owner. …show more content…
You should make explicit connections among the different parts of your writing so that what you said one sentence sets up what is to come and is clearly informed by what has already been said. There are four ways to do this.
1 Transitions
For readers to follow your train of thought you must not only connect the sentences but also mark the kind of connection you have made. Transitions help you cross from one point to another in your text. They are usually at the start of the sentences, so your reader can tell where you are going with the sentences.
2 Pointing words
Another way is to use pointing words. A pointing word is a term, such as “this” or “that,” referring back something or someone mentioned earlier in the text.
3 Repeat Key terms and
Pit bulls are descended from bulldogs used in the nineteenth century for bull baiting and dogfighting. Pit bulls have been bred over the centuries for lower aggression with only some success. Most dogs will only fight if cornered and have no choice but to fight. Pit Bulls are different and will fight with little to no provocation. Pit Bulls are nocuous for biting. But not all Pit Bulls are dangerous, and most don’t bite. When we say Pit Bulls are dangerous we are making a generalization. Another word for generalization is stereotype and most people don’t think we should make policy decisions based on stereotypes. We don’t do racial profiling even though most terrorists are middle east and nether should similar things with Pit Bulls. A Pit Bull ban involves a category problem because there isn’t one single breed. How do you define what is the dangerous pit bull and what is the safe Pit Bulls? The Pit Bulls that attack are not the only ones to blame for most dog attack are caused in part by mistreatment by an owner. …show more content…
You should make explicit connections among the different parts of your writing so that what you said one sentence sets up what is to come and is clearly informed by what has already been said. There are four ways to do this.
1 Transitions
For readers to follow your train of thought you must not only connect the sentences but also mark the kind of connection you have made. Transitions help you cross from one point to another in your text. They are usually at the start of the sentences, so your reader can tell where you are going with the sentences.
2 Pointing words
Another way is to use pointing words. A pointing word is a term, such as “this” or “that,” referring back something or someone mentioned earlier in the text.
3 Repeat Key terms and