Tuesday, February 8, 2011
RA Thesis
"Children, Violence and the Media: A Report for Parents and Policy Makers" is an effective argument to persuade parents and politicians to stop the decay of our nation's children because it uses statistical analysis, distinctive diction, and ethos to ultimately reduce the amount and degree of violence in our media.
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ReplyDeleteI think your thesis works well. One piece of advice however- as you write your paragraphs concerning statistical evidence, you need to make sure you don't end up referring to the statistics as a means by which to imply ethos. What I mean by that is the use of statistics can often be a form of ethos because it provides the author with legitimacy because of his use of factual information. If you truly want to keep those two things separate from one another as two different tools, be careful not to refer to one or the other in a paragraph specified for one of the two. (I apologize if that was confusing. If you need clarification, please let me know)
ReplyDeleteI have a question about this thesis: is your tool "statistical analysis," or "statistics"? They are two different things, so just make sure you know which one you mean. Also, ethos is an appeal: what is the tool you want to focus on that creates ethos? (for instance, quotes from reliable individuals, a confident tone, etc. can all create an ethical appeal). Finally, you might want to be more specific when you mention "the decay of our nation's children"--you mean in terms of violence/aggression and you may want to point that out specifically (there are many other kinds of decay).
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