Chutel uses casual diction to explain the new relations between Germany and South Africa. By not using formal diction readers without the higher knowledge can still comprehend what is happening throughout the article. Chutel appeals greatly to logos using many different sources to explain exactly where she is getting her knowledge from. By giving these examples is shows that she is capable of providing sufficient evidence that does not come from just anywhere, but from a credible source, also helping her appeal to ethos. Even though Chutel lives in South Africa she does not seem to take a stance, keeping her tone neutral in the sense of emotional attachment. Although throughout the article she maintains an informative tone, seeking to educate not just the people of Africa but the world of the changes that are going to come. Chutel even references past events, such as the Marshall law that followed WW2, to further explain what type of change will be coming to Africa so that the audience can better understand. The argument is overall very strong and well put together, keeping her thoughts clear and organized with a plethora of evidence and quotes to back up her claims.
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Katrina Onstad Created a well developed argument about the nature of the weekend and how people have destroyed it. She uses conversational tone as well as a unified diction to connect with her audience. Onstad targets people who run against time and make it their enemy. Throughout her writing Onstad uses words such as "us" and "we" to unite herself to the readers and make them feel less singled out from the accusations being thrown about in the article. She talks about how people have ruined the weekend but she subtly acknowledges that she is apart of that by using the inclusive words. She executes a wide array of appeals, switching between logos, ethos and, pathos, effectively creating a well-rounded argument. By using a mixture of facts and statistics from major companies such as Ford, and direct quotes from economists like John Kenneth Galbraith, Onstad has outdone herself in the area of defending her claims. Her writing is well developed changing from the outlying issue to the reasons that started the claim. Her main goal is to educate the people who chase time and "ruin weekends" in how they are doing that so that maybe they can change their ways.
https://qz.com/969245/it-took-a-century-to-create-the-weekend-and-only-a-decade-to-undo-it/ Informing students on developing strong study habits is an important role parents and teachers have to fill. Luckily Jenny Anderson a writer at Quartz news just wrote a article on how to achieve a good study habit. The author creates an educative tone while using casual diction to address her audience. The focus of her writing is geared towards students interested in raising their grades. Anderson does so by effectively breaking up her writing into sections such as, "How the field experiments worked" and " meta-cognition", where she can individually explain each step in the process of learning the study techniques. By breaking down and explaining the type study, Anderson makes it easier for her readers to understand and comprehend exactly how to use this technique. She also appeals heavily to logos, providing a great deal of facts and calculations to match her claims on the effectiveness of the studying. Anderson stay detached from the story by not inserting her own opinion into the writing on whether or not she believes the technique works. Her writing however remains effective and gives the proper push to interest kids into boosting their grades. Overall Anderson adequately informed her audience of the new ways to earn higher grades by changing the way they address their study habits, and by reconstructing these habits the students can now expand their horizons.
https://qz.com/978273/a-stanford-professors-15-minute-study-hack-improves-test-grades-by-a-third-of-a-grade/ Ananya Bhattacharya recently picked apart the statements that Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel made about then intended audience of the popular app. Bhattacharya does this by using casual diction and a passive-aggressive tone. She talks about how Spiegel addresses the audience saying that snapchat is meant for a younger and rich audience. By talking causally with the audience it allows a common reader to understand what is going on. The fact that she is not using a more sophisticated diction means that she is targeting an audience with lower comprehension, possibly even elderly folk to inform them of what they are being left out on. Bhattacharya uses a passive tone saying remarks such as "stuck his foot in his mouth" and "allegedly" to show that she does not approve of Spiegel's actions. There is also a strong appeal to logos, going as far as to add a graph into her writing. To back up her claims Bhattacharya refers back to her graph, in doing so she gives the reader a visual they can look at to comprehend the information. The main focus of her writing is to inform the elderly of the experiences they are missing out on due to Spiegels marketing techniques. She proves successful, even citing his own words "Snap “tend[s] to market our products directly to younger people". She makes a clear well developed informative article, starting from the issue at hand to all the reasons and complaints behind it.
https://qz.com/981070/snapchat-ceo-evan-spiegel-doesnt-think-olds-have-the-patience-for-new-technology/ Prudential a Quartz author made a bold statement that money can equal happiness. By appealing to logos and using a repetitive unified tone throughout her writing, Prudential makes the claim that money can but happiness. She starts off by using a unifying tone by saying "us" and "our money", if he did not do this many readers may believe that this does not apply to them. By using such language the reader is impacted much more heavily by unintentionally feeling that this could be them. She appears attached to her story, believing in its truth as much as anyone else would be. With all kinds of facts that help her appeal to logos, Prudential makes a strong argument. She is able to target a wealthy audience by saying “If we spend our money to open up more ‘free’ hours in the day, we can spend our time enjoying the things in life that both empirical and anecdotal evidence suggests make us happy” , she does so because she knows the wealthy can afford to spend their money freely without a second thought, and wealthy people are often the most unhappy. Her main goal in her writing is to help educate and share her knowledge in the way of making oneself more happy in life. In arguing that money can boost happiness Prudential allows the thought that spending equals joy, no matter the cost. It is clear that her article is more than effective, offering plenty of details and facts, but what it lacks is the warning that comes along with trying to remedy sadness with money. If people are not careful they could find themselves in debt, ultimately making them the saddest they have ever been.
https://qz.com/969346/making-your-money-count-toward-your-happiness/ Katherine Foley writes about Nevada's newest vending machine item, clean needle kits for drug users. Foley uses informative diction while reporting on the news. She is sure to use statistics that were found when the project first began. Foley starts off her article by saying "Sometimes, the most effective health policy is to acknowledge that people are going to make unhealthy decisions—and try to create an environment where those choices are a little safer." This suggest that she is okay with the drug use and agrees that the new vending machines will help create a safer environment for users. The author wishes to inform users and non users alike of the dangers of sharing needles. After explaining what the machines will do Foley explains how the use of sharing needles leads to sharing diseases such as HIV/ AIDS. By explaining the harm that comes with such actions Foley hopes to educate the public and to keep people from straying down such a dark path. By appealing to the logic of not wanting such illnesses Foley hopes that more people will listen and use the machines for their intended use. She starts off he argument by stating the issue at hand and then listing all the outcomes that can come from this.
https://qz.com/961007/las-vegas-will-install-three-clean-needle-vending-machines-for-drug-users-in-may/ Annalisa Merelli recently posted about new limitations for travelers coming into the united states. Merelli uses informative diction to ensure the reader knows what the new limitations en-tale. There seems to be little personal attachment to the work, you can tell because first person is not used and the tone is all directed at the foreigners being effected by the new rules. Merellis' tone is passive and doesn't show much interest in the work at hand. Making comments in her work Merelli makes it clear these new rules are not good. By stating this it is clear she wants to put out a sympathetic view towards the travelers and the unfair rules the trump administration is now demanding they follow. The authors goal in her writing is to inform the public of new and unfair rules placed against those wishing to come into the U.S. Merelli does a great job of supporting her argument from start to finish. The argument begins with explaining the claim and her position on it. She then uses examples and credible sources for example quotes from Hillary Clinton to further support her statement. The argument is very strong and well supported. There are no weak spots, every claim is backed up and then is followed by a statement that reinforces the claim.
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