D#8 H#1

After reading the article on arguments from Purdue, I began to worry about my argument. I believe that the causes of anorexia are debatable. I also think that people widely accept anorexia as a result of societal influences. I guess it will be my job to persuade the audience that there are many other causes besides the influences of society. In chapter 5 of Everything’s and Argument I learned that one performs a rhetorical analysis by analyzing how well the components of your argument work together to persuade the readers. I realized that there are a lot of things to think about when composing an argument, such as: What is my purpose? Who is my audience? What ethos does it create? How does the I use language work to persuade the audience? There are so many things to think about that it can kind of be overwhelming. I was confused as to whether I was supposed to read chapter nine on Definitions or chapter 8 on Evaluations. In the syllabus it said Chapter 8-Evaluations. I decided to read chapter nine on evaluation. All of the information on evaluations in this chapter was very helpful.