Strong word choice: "extravagant", "treacherous", "inevitable" Carries a lot of emotions (pathos)/ persuading with the use of personal examples as evidence.

Allusion: Multiple sentences that allude to different parts of pop culture including tv shows, sports, and celebrities.

"Children are taught from a young age that perfection is something to be desired often hearing the phrase "practice makes perfect""

2- 1st and 2nd paragraph contrast 3rd. Encourages perfectionism in professional life then steps back to acknowledge the harms of striving for it all the time

3- Logos: appeals to common logic and use of research to back their arguement. Cites study about current high schoolers stress vs 1950ish asylum patients.

The writer creates personal connections and appeals to the reader's morality through discussion of studies that compare the average stress level of a high schooler to insane asylum patients from the 1950s, and studies that show that depression and anxiety rates have been found at a record high.

In their introduction adds context and background about society and how they view the word perfection. They add context, their position (thesis) and then their evidence to support.

Strong word choice: I really like how they use words like "Treacherous" and "extravagant" to convey more emotion and persuade the audience.

Allusion: The writer makes references to pop culture, including the television show Hannah Montana and a song by Kelly Clarkson.

Another strategic choice to include personal accounts and evidence to back up their claim. The writer said, "I did not believe a 98% in a class was good enough...".