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ETHOS: How well do you build credibility, trust, and likeability with a wide audience?-I think I built my credibility pretty good by finding credible sources. Do you cite and quote your sources appropriately? Do you introduce their credibility before citing evidence and claims from them?-I cited and quoted my sources very well and introduced themContinue reading “Self Evaluation Essay #3”

I hope I did this right……hopefully

Karyn Clark Janel Spencer Writing 101S 10 December 2019 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: PETA             Is PETA a real shelter? Should PETA continue to get government funding every year? Why does PETA throw their employees under the bus when the company is face with scrutiny? “Ingrid [President of PETA] said that anContinue reading “Essay 3 Final Draft”

Topic: Local no-kill shelters vs. PETAIntroductory Paragraph1. What is the difference between local no-kill shelters and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)?– No-kill shelters, for example PACC in Tucson, believe that every animal should have the chance to find a loving home.– PETA has claimed to be a “no-kill” shelter, but on theirContinue reading “In-Class Writing: Outline 11/14/2019”

Thesis: PETA is a global organization that has killed more animals than all the shelters in America. Instead of funding an organization who is known to kill we should be funding no-kill shelters who save 90% or more of the animals they take in.Claim:1. PETA says they love the animals they bring in, but theyContinue reading “Claim and Evidence”

Who is better, PETA or local shelters?             My use of rhetoric: Pathos: PETA is the worst organization in the world. They kill animals they claim the care about. They dispatch vans who take animals from their own homes, euthanizes them (illegally), and dumps their bodies in washes or grocery stores. \ Logos: Their logicContinue reading “Essay 3 Draft 2”

Essay #1 and #2 Grammar Errors– Capitalization Rule: The first word of a direct quotation Error: “it’s”Corrected: “It’s”Error: “congress”Corrected: “Congress”– Comma Splice Rule: Instead of comma insert a period after first independent clauseCan put semi-colon in between independent clausesIf you keep comma add conjunction-> “for”, “and”, “nor”, “but”, “or”, “yet”, “so”Error: “family, we would laugh,”Corrected:Continue reading “In-Class 11/26/2019”

Who is better PETA or local shelters?             PETA’s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) use of rhetoric: Pathos (done)Logos- Their logic is very flawed when in the last year they put down about 99.3% of the animals they claim they care so much about. Instead of linking creditable sources they link their ownContinue reading “Essay #3 Draft 1”

The opposing side paragraph:For someone who supports PETA I would imagine seeing articles on the amount of animal cruelty would make me sad and angry. I would want to support a large organization that looks like they are doing something not only on the internet, but also in public about animal cruelty. Watching the videosContinue reading “In-Class Writing 11/20/2019”

What surprised me the most was educating some people on how PETA is bad. I encountered no hostile audience, but if I did I think they would try to argue on how PETA is a good organization who “put’s animals out of their misery” and support them as a “no-kill shelter”. From a neutral audienceContinue reading “In-Class Writing 11/19/2019”