A Common Reader

most humans, who would likely have a similar thinking process. Giving four different “opinions” on his question serves to give well-rounded consideration to all possible standpoints without specifically stating his own, leaving an opportunity for the reader to develop his own. Wallace adds onto his appeal to logic by adding simple statements of fact. One prominent example of this is on page 64. “Still, after all the abstract intellection, there remain the facts of the frantically clanking lid,…

the message they are trying to convey. Our job as the reader is to interpret the channels that are being used to help get the authors point across. Sreedhar Potarazu, uses several different tactics throughout his article “Is Social Media Ruining Our Kids?”. In this article, he brings to our attention the growing negative effects of today’s youth frequently using social media. Potarazu uses ethos, pathos, and logos to help connect with all readers despite their own opinions on the subject. The…

are prescribing to a patient. Sanders supported her position by using a man’s mysterious chest pain story to inform her audience about misleading symptoms. Sanders’ purpose was to instruct her readers about undiscovered illnesses in order to show how familiar symptoms could be mistaken for something common rather than something rare and dangerous. Given the intimidating language used in the article, Sanders was writing to an intellectual audience with an explanatory tone to show that some things…

Which of the tips on the handout for writing reader-based prose seem the most useful? Why? As I examined Fowler’s (1993), article, I was struck by a common theme that wove through three of the tips, making them the moist useful to me as a writer. Fowler (1983) suggests that one should, “anticipate, your audience’s response”, “organize for the creative reader”, and “use cues to guide your reader” (Fowler, 1983, pp.1-2). The first tip, “analyze your audience”, appears to be the natural starting…

to add to the experience of the reader and various aspects of his argument . All of Laymon 's essays in this book are packed full of Allusion, but they all have different effects. Throughout this book, Laymon uses Allusions to connect with the reader, add a dark side to his essays, remind the reader of past greats, provide second opinions, and build his credibility. Overall Laymon choses to uses these allusions in his work not only because they connect the reader to the story through the…

questions in American literature, a question that even among poets seems to be unable to answer. Poetry is one of the multiple ways that we have to express our emotions and ideas to people, creating a connection in between the reader and the poem. Poetry was one of the most common ways to express our thoughts to the public, and throughout the years, the percentage of Americans that read and write poetry has fallen. Since we have the opportunity to express ourselves in multiple ways; by dance,…

line, “Once upon a time” (Pierce, Line 1), this is cliche as “Once upon a time” is very used and familiar phase and the reader knows that it is usually used at the start of a fairy tale. “That seems too good to be true right?”(Pierce, Line 1), here is another rhetorical device in the first line, this is a rhetorical question, this question has an obvious answer that the reader realizes as…

reality, showing how appearances can be deceptive and how humans are complex in his novel, Double Exposure. He does this by using the metaphor of double exposure, and characterisation. Caswell also effectively used intertextuality to ensure that the reader has a greater understanding of the main themes, and to convey different ideas that are explored during the novel. Double Exposure deals with ideas of how appearance and reality can be deceptive and the complexity of humans, which is explored…

Moreen’s relationship with Morgan is not common for a mother and her son. She treats him like a mere object and considers him to be worthless as he “fetch[es] her fan”. Readers can also infer that Mrs. Moreen speaks harshly of him because Pemberton is able to note that a “boy of eleven shouldn’t catch” the things she says. Nevertheless, she still has the caring heart of a parent and the reader can assume that she chose Pemberton because he was the most intelligent and wants the finest tutor for…

considered effective for engaging readers emotionally through captivating plots and characters. Any reader can identify with experiencing a feeling of transportation into the world of a story. In a narrative, readers can share in the experience of others and thus become emotionally immersed in a story. Because of this emotional connection and the fact that narratives do not usually contain obvious arguments for readers to reject, narratives have shown to lower readers’ desire to disagree with…