ETHOS: How well do you build credibility, trust, and likability with a wide audience. I first established my likability in my first paragraph, by acknowledging the other side of the argument, and saying that they have a great reason to not support the death penalty – I thought that was very fair. I also but …
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In Class Writing – 12/5
Yes, I do have enough evidence to support each of my claims and evidence. Critical thinking is required to tie the evidence to what I am writing in the paper, being I dont provide a hole lot of statistics. I am following the PIE structure.
Essay 3 Draft 11/21
Brett Guillaume Janel Spencer WRT 101S 21 November 2019 The Moral Issue of The Death Penalty “The death penalty honors human dignity by treating the defendant as a free moral actor able to control his own destiny for good or for ill; it does not treat him as an animal with no moral sense, and …
In Class Writing – 11/20
Although I concede that people don’t believe in the death penalty because of religious reasons, I insist that it is humane because it is not torture. I must say I am fairly religious my self, and I must admit, I hated the death penalty before. However, as I matured and grown, I realized that I …
In Class Writing – 11/19
Sympathetic- Are they dying peacefully. distorted people helped him support his argument. For because if they sit in jail they waste more tax payer dollars. Spend more on prisons then in school Neutral- Yes on interest in the topic. No info on the death penalty. They don’t really care, as long as it is humane. …
In Class Writing 11/14
For the example Essay: I. Introduction i. Hook II. Body Paragraph 1 i. Back ground ii. Claim iii. Call to action III. Body Paragraph 2 i. Claim IV. Body Paragraph 3 i. Claim V. Body Paragraph 4 i. Background ii. Claim IV. Conclusion i. Thesis For my Essay: I. Introduction i. Hook sentence ii. General …
Homework for 11/4
How They Argue Now for the Death Penalty: The article discusses the existence of death row (DR) and the quarantine of death row inmates, specifically, in Texas. The article states that there is no difference between the death row prisoners and the other prisoners. Counterpoint: Defending the Death Penalty: The article presents an argument defending …
In Class Writing – 11/12
“Defend” your argument using three fallacies, one of each type (emotional, ethical, and logical). You can write out your fallacy or create a meme or comic if you’d like to get more creative with it. Post your work to your blog & share with your classmates. Argument: The Death Penalty should still be practiced today …
In Class Writing – 11/7
Does the death penalty affect our nations morals?
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