1. The essay: reason/logic/facts/claims & evidence

2. LOGOS
We’ve already reviewed a logical appeal, one that works to elicit people’s understanding of facts, statistics, logic.
Such an approach is more objective and works to prove a claim through reason rather than emotion.

3. PRACTICE
Read the “parking letter” and work to:
Identify the claim/purpose of the letter
Highlight and paraphrase reasons/support for the writer’s claim/purpose

6. REASONING with ARGUMENT
When you read a piece that makes a claim, look for:
How a writer provides reasons/support
How a writer may anticipate the counterclaim (the opposing viewpoint)
How a writer refutes the counterclaim/how the writer takes down the points of the opposition
How a writer makes a concession (acknowledges the other side’s point)—see next slide for example

7. CONCESSION
The writer acknowledges that, yes, she broke a rule: she isn’t supposed to park in Lot E. Note that she follows that up with “but;” she is looking to make a case that she had a valid reason to break that rule.

8. Read the “Bag Ban” piece and follow the directions on the essay.
PRACTICE:
Read the “Bag Ban” piece and follow the directions on the essay.