Critical legal studies

Discoveries allow some individuals to experience powerful transformations whilst others remain rigid and inflexible in their thinking. The process of discovery allows one to discover the unknown or reconsider the known whilst having a positive or negative effect on them. Transformations can bring change in one’s attitude and thinking. This is certainly applicable to Ivan O’ Mahoney’s documentary, Go Back to Where You Came From, Judith Cofer’s short story, An Hour with Abuelo and James Devaney’s…

I will be analyzing The Dangers of Digital Distractedness by Lauren Shinozuka on page 145 of Writing Arguments. This article claims that technology is harming society because it promotes an unproductive habit of multitasking, dehumanizes our relationships, and encourages a distorted self-image. I will be examining the various types of rhetorical strategies and evidence the author uses and how effective they are at persuading the reader in this article. This article uses not so much ethos, but…

Arguing and debating is an important part of the human existence. Yet few people find themselves able to properly argue and win. One man, Jay Heinrichs, uses his knowledge in rhetoric, the art of arguing and persuasion, to write Thank You for Arguing. Heinrichs splits his book into four parts, offense, defense, advanced offence, and advanced defense. The first part, “Offense,” lays out the basics of arguing, starting with “Set Your Goals” so that you know what to argue about and how to go…

Tamar Demby develops her position by stating that Applebaum relies too much on emotional appeal, doesn't back up her claims and doesn't support her ethos. Demby gives examples of everything she mentioned that didn't make Applebaum article and more effective. After mentioning this, Demby moves onto give examples of the writer's use of ethos by saying that she is only “journalist rather than a nuclear physicist or someone with credentials”. Next the student explains that the writer lacked a “fact…

Jay Heinrichs, author of Thank You for Arguing:What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion, is a wonderful storyteller but lacks in actually educating. Sure, he has a Master’s Degree in English, but I will soon discredit this so-called “degree.” Focusing on his personal experiences rather than actual tips, Heinrichs makes excellent use of his paid-by-the-word salary. Students, however, don’t want to know this; they did not waste $16.00 on a book about a…

Class 1 Reflection Questions I think that I am an empathetic person to a degree. In the moment, I tend to make quick judgements and decisions based on my own perspective. For example, if I am trying to convince or persuade someone that my perspective is the right now, I tend to communicate in a style that I would be conformable with and with information that I would need to see my perspective. Afterwards, usually later that day, I think back and realize that the other party was not responding…

In Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariely discusses the “hidden forces that shape our decisions”. He looks deeply into how and why people make irrational decisions, but he also explains how we can improve our decision-making to act more rationally. This irrational behavior is consistent enough across populations to where it can be argued that people do not always act rationally. For some reason, we fall victim to anchoring, we cannot properly evaluate the concept of zero, and we always need to…

Zig Ziglar, an american author and motivational speaker, once said, “Fear has two meanings. Forget everything and run, or face everything and rise. The choice is yours.” In today's society, anytime a challenge or something that is outside of a person’s comfort zone arises, the immediate instinct is to run from it or hide it. When people face their trials it's like hiking in the mountains. Although it may be really tough and require a lot of bravery, in the end they can end up stronger and proud…

To grasp the concept of personal identity, one has to address the problems it arises. “Who am I?”, “Personhood”, “Persistence”, “Evidence”,“Population”, “What am I?”, and “What matters in identity” are the questions that need to be faced in order to create a more elevated understanding of self (). In this essay, I will discuss the effects of cosmopolitanism on personal identity, analyze Locke’s position of what constitutes identity, and identify what is Hume’s perspective on “I.” Explain…

Questions 1. How does Mairs organize her essay? What connects the different parts to each other? Mairs organizes her essay in a narrative. There is no chronological order, as far as the reader can be aware. She retells different parts of her life, specifically stories of her experience with multiple sclerosis. This has a couple of purposes; it helps us learn of a life of multiple sclerosis through her experiences and how she personally deals with the disease. For example, she retells a small…