{"id":156,"date":"2020-11-06T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/?p=156"},"modified":"2020-11-06T17:39:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:39:19","slug":"the-thesis-the-three-appeals-and-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/course-info\/the-thesis-the-three-appeals-and-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thesis, The Three Appeals, and You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In WP Three, you\u2019re making an argument, not analyzing one. Your paper should have a clear thesis statement. Sometimes, students are intimidated by this requirement, but it\u2019s not difficult. A \u201cthesis statement\u201d is simply a sentence that briefly describes the purpose of your paper. Since WP Three requires you to make a recommendation, a sentence that announces your recommendation will serve you well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor people considering a first trip to Europe, I recommend visiting Paris.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecent college graduates looking for a big city should move to Portland, Oregon.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA good car for a college graduate is a Honda Civic.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These sentences would all work as thesis statements for WP Three. You all have good topics; creating the thesis statement should be easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Once you\u2019ve created the thesis, you should think about the organization of your paper: what supporting points will you use for your argument? If someone reads your thesis and asks \u201cwhy?\u201d supporting points will answer those questions. They should also be the topic (or first) sentences of your paper\u2019s body paragraphs. Clear supporting reasons accomplish two important tasks in a written argument. First, they provide your argument with a clear structure; they guide a reader through your argument. Second, they focus your writing on the argument, acting as a consistent reminder that you\u2019re providing the reader with information for a specific purpose. Think of them as secondary thesis statements\u2014ask yourself \u201cwhy\u201d to discover the best supporting reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sorry, this isn’t a meme. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cParis is a great European destination because it\u2019s home to many world-famous landmarks.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPortland offers recent college graduates a variety of career options.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Honda Civic is an inexpensive, yet reliable, car.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supporting reasons should look something like this. The paragraphs that would follow each of these sentences would then offer the evidence for those reasons. For example, the Paris paragraph would discuss various Parisian landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower, The Arc de Triomphe, and Notre Dame Cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sculpture from the Medici Fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

            Along with providing your argument with structure, give careful thought to how you will appeal to your reader. We discussed the three appeals\u2014pathos, logos, <\/em>and ethos<\/em>\u2014as a way of analyzing arguments. How will your paper make these appeals to your reader? A good argument should make use of each of the appeals. You can\u2019t have a paragraph that starts with \u201cNow, I\u2019m going to appeal to your emotions.\u201d Instead, think of evidence that may connect with your reader on an emotional level. How does your recommendation meet your readers\u2019 desires? If you\u2019re suggesting college advice, you might discuss how your choice helps better prepare readers for their future. Specific details like costs, available options, fuel mileage, etc can all be effective appeals to reason, or logos<\/em>. Identifying and properly citing your sources, editing and formatting your paper, and acknowledging the weaknesses of your recommendation all help make you credible, establish your ethos<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            How much of each appeal is present in each of your reasons will vary. What\u2019s important is that your paper overall is using each of the appeals. Along with all of the other important decisions you will make when drafting the paper, you will also have to think about how your argument connects with your audience. As you\u2019re planning and\/or drafting, feel free to email me with any questions. We don\u2019t meet face to face, but you should think of me as a resource. I\u2019m here to help you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In WP Three, you\u2019re making an argument, not analyzing one. Your paper should have a clear thesis statement. Sometimes, students are intimidated by this requirement, but it\u2019s not difficult. A \u201cthesis statement\u201d is simply a sentence that briefly describes the purpose of your paper. Since WP Three requires you to make a recommendation, a sentence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-course-info","category-writing-process"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162,"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions\/162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jsaphara.com\/jcsupueblo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}