Anecdotal evidence

punishments such as caning or death. After carefully analyzing the two text, the reader realizes that the article “Rough Justice” has the most relevant and sufficient article to support it because of the way the author uses logical reasoning and evidence. Both stories introduce their opinion on that specific topic about punishments. They both have…

anecdote where she relates herself to other parents of high school students by saying she finds herself each September “increasingly appalled by the dismal lists of texts that [her] sons are doomed to waste a school year reading.” Providing this anecdotal evidence…

Landscape, writes David Heymann in his 2011 article “Landscape is Our Sex”. Heymann presents an interesting stance on the role of landscape in modern architecture, however, despite the conviction of Heymann’s beliefs, this article presents insufficient evidence to support many of his claims. “Landscape is Our Sex” discusses the trend in modern architecture to describe designs as a response to the site; correlating the built form with the landscape as a strategy to persuade the public to accept…

The claims are presented with evidence that lends to the credibility of the author’s scope of work and successfully proves the author’s theories as to the possible causes. One aspect I would have liked to have seen investigated is this a mental health issue compounded by society behaviors and attitudes toward body imaging? As a reader, I would like to see more evidence from the author’s research and personal experiences. She has the expertise to…

I agree that the necessary measures were not taken to prove the research experiment by Milgram valid. There is evidence of researcher bias, thus; compromising the internal validity of the results. In a real-world context, my personal belief is that the authority figure is not the main aspect of the concept of obedience, instead the roles we take on as individuals…

The “mad genius” is an archetype infused with the public consciousness and stands out as an iconic representation of society’s perception of creativity. The notion that a link exists between creativity and mental illness goes back to the time of Aristotle, when he wrote that eminent philosophers, politicians, poets and artists all have tendencies toward "melancholia." If we are to accept that there is a correlation between creativity (in this case creative writing) and mental ill health, which…

responsibility,’ the repeal of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy was essential for positive efficacy of the military. With organization, quantitative and anecdotal studies in favor of the repeal, and being in the midst of war, the Obama administration was able to gather enough credibility…

As one of the most controversial topics of the story, the point of view in “The Open Boat” can be argued with valid evidence to be either 3rd person limited, or 1st person limited omniscient. Many know that Crane himself was the correspondent in the sinking of the U.S.S Commodore, so many conclude that he is crafting the story through his waking experience (Crane, Stephen)…

education explores effectiveness based on criteria including satisfaction,retention and achievement. Of the select two he found, How Does Distance Education Compare with Classroom Instruction? A Meta Analysis of the Empirical Literature and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies . Based on the two meta-analysis studies, he concluded that “online learning can be effective – but that alone is not a guarantee that it will be…

be knowledgeable about the species they are testing, should have to observe the effects of the testing, and should have to find the balance between benefit and the cost in suffering to the animal. Miss Goodall uses relevant and significant pathos evidence including: anecdotes, loaded language, and the appeal to pity to convince her audience. The author’s purpose for the essay is to appeal to the reader’s emotions in order to convince her audience to change their perspective on the testing of…