https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u en-us 2017-11-08 15:55:08 UTC 2017-12-05 19:19:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204929459 Mass shooting is starting to become extremely regular in the United States and analysts and other experts are pointing fingers at the law that allows people to have guns in their possession. But are guns are the main culprit or are they being made the scapegoat to mask other problems in the society. Leah Libresco, in her article, underlines the deep-lying problems in the society and argues that these problems would have existed even without the presence of guns. She uses logos to support her argument with the use of facts and data. However, her lack of expert opinion on this topic makes the readers circumspect on her analysis and evaluation.

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Almost every student need to take the standardized test to be successful in the society, the test score is everything about the students but the test scores don't provide the true picture of a student's ability. One author, Katrina vanden Heuvel, wrote " Stakes on standardized testing are too high", published in April 2013 in the Washington post, and she argues that the standardized test should be changed and students should not take the standardized test. As in her article, Heuvel convinces students that they should opt out of the standardized tests. She convinces the readers by citing the convincing facts, using the words from the well-known authorities and employing her emotional appeals, however, some of her facts are not persuasive and too many emotions she expresses weaken her credibility and make her argument untrustworthy.]]> 2017-11-08 17:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204929682 https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204935646
After recent terror attacks in Las Vegas and New York the highly emotional discussion about gun control in the United States is on its next peak. This highly emotional topic can be discussed with a logical strategy, which is a genius way to convince people to change their emotional determined opinion like shown in the article: "I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise" from Leah Libresco published at the Washington Post.com on October 3th, 2017. There is only one disturbing fact: the execution of her arguments is weak. Libresco demonstrates her credibility as a researcher and statistician.  She uses Pathos by describing her own move from being in favor of gun control to being against it.  All in all her article focus on logical arguments like modularity of guns and suicide rates of gun deaths to convince from her point of view in a situation of stucked and emotional situation, which is brilliant and highly effective. 

]]> 2017-11-08 17:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204935646 https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204941640 Guns have a cruel aspect as weapons to kill people, as is demonstrated in the previous massacre. 58 people were killed and people injured in Las Vegas the other day, according to CNN. In the succession of terrible incidents with guns used, the debate about gun control is getting more and more heated. Ron Insana, the senior analyst at CNBC, has written the article “The time for polite debate on gun control is over” in October 2017. In the article, he is for gun control and trying to emotionally persuade the US citizens to claim about the situation of guns prevailing. Although his strategy of calling action by stimulating the audience’s emotion works somewhat effectively, too many of the emotional appeals make his argument less persuasive, with the room to include more logical and ethical appeals. 

]]> 2017-11-08 17:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204941640 https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204941741 The massive Gun killing in recent Las Vegas has re-stimulates the intense discussion about the gun control problem in America. In this tragedy, 58 people were killed, and  people will never know when and how next massive gun shooting happens in the future. In the October 2017, Ron Insana, the senior analyst of CNBC, demonstrates his idea in the article "  The time for polite debate of gun control is over", calling for action to implement complete gun control. The author use strong emotional appeal to stimulate the audience to follow his argument, but too many of the emotional appeal and lack of sufficient evidence and analysis make this article less persuasive. ]]> 2017-11-08 17:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204941741 https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204942562  Gun violence and restriction have always been the topic of heated debate especially in America. This brings the detailed discussion in an article of Mrs. Libresco named “I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise,” published in 2017 in the Washington Post.com. From Libresco’s perspective, gun-control policy is not the solution to the current social problems while reducing the suicide potential of order men, fighting against domestic violence, and protecting young people are. 

]]> 2017-11-08 17:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204942562 https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204944531  Nobody likes to take exams and lets the score judge your life, but the majority of people argue that exams have a useful purpose to give everyone fair opportunity to be evaluated anonymously. However, when considering the current standardized test, one of the most important tests for high school students, Heuvel, a great editor and publisher for the Nation magazine, has created a highly plausible argument that may change your attitude that we really need to make changes to our current in her essay standardized test. Heuvel, in her essay "Stakes on standardized testing are too high" on Washington post, persuades the reading by appealing to logos, developing valid claims that are backed up with crucial evidence, and using pathos to successfully connecting audience with emotions to believe her word. ]]> 2017-11-08 17:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204944531 https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204945564 Nobody wants to take exams, which make people anxious, especially standardized tests for university. Author Katrina vanden Heuvel, one woman who think similar to this, wrote an article with title "Stakes on standardized testing are too high", published in April 2013 in the Washington post, to assert that standardized test is not needed for students or teachers to test them. Heuvel builds her credibility successfully with specific emotional words and anecdote as emotional appeals, and authorities from superintendent and specific article as ethical appeals; however, she has some fallacies at logical appeals at persuading her audience, because she made conclusions based on unrepresentative evidences.  ]]> 2017-11-08 17:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204945564 https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204948206 An average American student takes 112 mandatory standardized tests between pre-kindergarten and 12th grade and unless you're younger than 5 years, chances are you have taken one too. (Valerie Strauss, 2015) These tests have been a nightmare for american students since the last 50 years. However, their relevance and effectiveness have now become the center of an intense debate. Heuval K. makes her argument against standardized tests in her article for The Washington Post titled "Stakes on Standardized Testing are Too High". ]]> 2017-11-08 17:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evan_branson23/s7msz3n3r73u/wish/204948206