Mind Set The essence of Pico Iyer’s essay, “Living Among Incompatibles,” is the ability of the Japanese to hold different mind sets while being true to themselves. He tried to convince his readers about their different mind sets by using citation from an expert on mind set to strengthen his argument. Appropriate evidences in the form of examples, were presented to assist the reader in comprehending the Japanese thought process. He also tried to establish a common ground between himself and the reader through the use of inclusive language to embrace the reader. However, these assertions were not convincing to the reader because he failed to express a clear understanding of their mind set and instead describes them as contradictions. Pico used
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Based on this assumption he failed to provide information on Fitzgerald’s qualification as an expert on “first-rate mind”. The lack of his expert, Scott Fitzgerald credentials created doubt in the reader mind of his ability to evaluate “great-mind”.
The writer failed to present a fair comparison between the Japanese and the rest of the world before concluding that the Japanese had the “best mind”. He indicated that he spent twenty years in Japan and was able to extensively study their mind, yet he had only travelled the world and did not remained in any one location long enough to evaluate and study their minds. Therefore, his knowledge of the rest of the world is limited and his conclusion of Japanese having the best mind set is invalid.
The writer used the argument “We, tend to think…people must be one thing or the other,” to established a common ground between the reader and himself however, the connection failed because the statement was not in line with the reader’s thinking. The reader is unable to connect with the writer’s because the thought he expressed seems extreme to that of the reader who see things from both end of the spectrum. Therefore, his assumption that only the Japanese are able to see things simultaneously is not
Based on this assumption he failed to provide information on Fitzgerald’s qualification as an expert on “first-rate mind”. The lack of his expert, Scott Fitzgerald credentials created doubt in the reader mind of his ability to evaluate “great-mind”.
The writer failed to present a fair comparison between the Japanese and the rest of the world before concluding that the Japanese had the “best mind”. He indicated that he spent twenty years in Japan and was able to extensively study their mind, yet he had only travelled the world and did not remained in any one location long enough to evaluate and study their minds. Therefore, his knowledge of the rest of the world is limited and his conclusion of Japanese having the best mind set is invalid.
The writer used the argument “We, tend to think…people must be one thing or the other,” to established a common ground between the reader and himself however, the connection failed because the statement was not in line with the reader’s thinking. The reader is unable to connect with the writer’s because the thought he expressed seems extreme to that of the reader who see things from both end of the spectrum. Therefore, his assumption that only the Japanese are able to see things simultaneously is not