The Effect of Writing Techniques
Writing can be one of the most complex notions to comprehend because it only takes few strategies to inspire the reader, or a couple complicated sentences to lose the reader. Luckily, In Poor Teeth, by Sarah Smarsh, she strategically uses writing techniques to enhance the content and better portray her purpose for the composed text. More specifically, she cleverly incorporates statistics, real life examples, and uses public figures to convey her message in a persuasive fashion.
Toward the beginning, Smarsh talks about the massive amount of people without dental coverage and its harmful effects. (She explains; In this day and age, society as a whole tends to neglect the importance of dental coverage.) Most importantly, in our society, we tend to neglect the importance of dental coverage. (remove “Shortly after”)Shortly after, Smarsh provides an alarming statistic defending her statement, "In 2009, according to the US Agency for …show more content…
Smarsh wants the audience to realize the significance of poor teeth and its correlation to poverty. In order to accomplish that challenging task, Smarsh uses statistics, personal examples, and even well-known public figures to further legitimize her claim. Smarsh wants to leave the audience with a realization that something as oblivious as poor teeth can have so much impact on a person’s life. Poor teeth are almost used as a symbol to target the unfair distribution of wealth in America. For instance, it’s impossible to land a job if your hygiene and appearance isn’t appealing, and without a job it’s difficult to maintain yourself. It’s a never ending cycle without a beginning or an end. Unfortunately, almost making it unrealistic to move from one social class into another. Smarsh makes this deep analysis of our society and expresses it by strategically incorporating writing choices in her
Writing can be one of the most complex notions to comprehend because it only takes few strategies to inspire the reader, or a couple complicated sentences to lose the reader. Luckily, In Poor Teeth, by Sarah Smarsh, she strategically uses writing techniques to enhance the content and better portray her purpose for the composed text. More specifically, she cleverly incorporates statistics, real life examples, and uses public figures to convey her message in a persuasive fashion.
Toward the beginning, Smarsh talks about the massive amount of people without dental coverage and its harmful effects. (She explains; In this day and age, society as a whole tends to neglect the importance of dental coverage.) Most importantly, in our society, we tend to neglect the importance of dental coverage. (remove “Shortly after”)Shortly after, Smarsh provides an alarming statistic defending her statement, "In 2009, according to the US Agency for …show more content…
Smarsh wants the audience to realize the significance of poor teeth and its correlation to poverty. In order to accomplish that challenging task, Smarsh uses statistics, personal examples, and even well-known public figures to further legitimize her claim. Smarsh wants to leave the audience with a realization that something as oblivious as poor teeth can have so much impact on a person’s life. Poor teeth are almost used as a symbol to target the unfair distribution of wealth in America. For instance, it’s impossible to land a job if your hygiene and appearance isn’t appealing, and without a job it’s difficult to maintain yourself. It’s a never ending cycle without a beginning or an end. Unfortunately, almost making it unrealistic to move from one social class into another. Smarsh makes this deep analysis of our society and expresses it by strategically incorporating writing choices in her