According to ABC News, “At least 17 states saw more than 100 book censorship attempts, the ALA said: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.” (abcnews.go.com). The article analyzed in this essay is “Why the Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood” by Sherman Alexie. This article was written on July 9, 2011. Sherman Alexie’s article talks about how many books that have a darker topic or cover aren’t always bad things to have. He claims that many people and teens love those types of books since he writes books about those topics as well such as; depression, suicide, gang warfare, sexual and physical abuse, absent parents,
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By talking about this, he uses ETHOS, since he is using his own credibility to convince people that he is doing good things. The quote is also an anecdote that he uses as an example of people who have suffered through a lot of trauma. He uses a story to show his credibility and connect with the audience to persuade them. When he does that people will think he has more experience and is more reliable, so this is a step to convince the readers or audience to his side. TIQA #2 Furthermore, in this essay, the point made is further supported later in the article with the use of ETHOS which will provide more evidence to prove that Alexie’s argument/article is better than Gurdon’s article about how these books are not good for young people. This second quote will prove his argument more by revealing his use of ETHOS in his article. In the quote that will be shown, he uses ETHOS's rhetorical device well. Alexie explains and shows what type of reaction and how they felt after reading his book. Next, the second quote will be used to prove or convince his audience. “Almost every day, my mailbox is filled with handwritten letters from students–teens and pre-teens–who have read my YA book and loved
By talking about this, he uses ETHOS, since he is using his own credibility to convince people that he is doing good things. The quote is also an anecdote that he uses as an example of people who have suffered through a lot of trauma. He uses a story to show his credibility and connect with the audience to persuade them. When he does that people will think he has more experience and is more reliable, so this is a step to convince the readers or audience to his side. TIQA #2 Furthermore, in this essay, the point made is further supported later in the article with the use of ETHOS which will provide more evidence to prove that Alexie’s argument/article is better than Gurdon’s article about how these books are not good for young people. This second quote will prove his argument more by revealing his use of ETHOS in his article. In the quote that will be shown, he uses ETHOS's rhetorical device well. Alexie explains and shows what type of reaction and how they felt after reading his book. Next, the second quote will be used to prove or convince his audience. “Almost every day, my mailbox is filled with handwritten letters from students–teens and pre-teens–who have read my YA book and loved