Critical legal studies

Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor provides a lively introduction to the subject matter of literature and insight into the mind of an English professor. Being an English professor at the University of Michigan-Flint, Foster has gained valuable experience in reading literature; experience that he shares with the reader in his book. Put simply, this book is a general guideline for what to look for when reading literature. An essential characteristic of Foster’s writing is…

The effects of fear on people and how people can be manipulated by fear are Gore’s main points in the excerpt from The Assault on Reason. Gore argues these points most effectively through his demonstration of his expertise. Both his use of personal experience and scientific research exemplify that his argument is well thought out and researched. Other interesting features of his argument that relate to his illustration of his expertise and strengthen his argument are his use of historical…

Differentiating Between Valid and Invalid Forms of Propositional Arguments Pages 164 – 175 of the textbook focuses on assessing valid forms versus invalid forms of propositional forms. It provides a brief description of what would be considered a valid argument and invalid argument. A valid argument passes the proper form test, while an invalid argument fails it. Five of the nine most used propositional arguments discusses are valid arguments. These valid forms include: the denying a disjunct,…

What can we define a decision as? A decision can be defined as a determination arrived at after consideration between a conflict that a person(s) are having (“Decision”). This means that, after you are faced with a decision, picking between at least two things or ideas, you have to decide on what you think is right, and that turns into your decision. Many people have decisions they make on a daily basis, for example, brushing their teeth, combing their hair, and eating dinner; they also could…

John McWhorter, who is a linguist (a person that can speak many different types of foreign languages) is a linguist teacher at the University of Columbia (CNN Profiles). He has very high knowledge and this makes him a credible source in his area of study that texting makes…

This writer’s statement will be exploring the structural techniques of a persuasive argument and a review. This written statement will discuss the purpose and context of each text as well as evaluate how both texts challenge their audiences through the use of numerous persuasive devices. This writer’s statement will also analyse the targeted audience of each text. These texts were both presented in a different format. Though the persuasive text was conveying an opinion and the review promoted a…

Yehuda Berg once said "Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble." If we try to understand what Berg is trying to say through his quote. The quote simply mean that words have a lot of power and when every used should be chosen carefully. The use of this quote to start off my essay perfectly ties in with what we are going to talk about, which is the word “Bitch”. This word is one of the most controversial word to be…

In “What is Rhetoric?” the author says, “ how one says something conveys meaning as much as what one says.” What is Rhetoric? Rhetoric is the art of how the speaker or writer reveal a message to their audience. Authors may use resources to support the intended outcome on the audience feeling on their opinion. It is very important to include rhetoric in your speaking or writing, because it enhances your topic and captures your intended audience interest. Basically authors use rhetoric for the…

The strength in my speech included my thesis, which was informative while being short and sweet. The organization of my speech was strong, and included the introduction, body, and conclusion. My introduction captured people’s attention while giving my speech. The body of my speech has good structure with strong main points. My conclusion wrapped everything up and left people hanging. The delivery with my speech was fantastic. I made sure to make eye contact with everyone constantly and with…

Rhetoric is defined to be the art of effective persuasion within speaking and writing. The importance of a rhetorical situation was to have the ability to manipulate the audience with persuasion and to think of the certain topic that was once given in the current event. Rhetoric can be acted within the bounds on interaction the speaker (rhetor), audience, current issue, and the medium. As a result, these actions, conduct to creating a rhetorical situation. Also, the rhetorical situation was…