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- In Elizabeth Wurtzel's article, "The Breast Cancer Gene and Me", she persuades the reader to get tested for the BRCA gene mutation using rhetorical strategies such as personal narratives, tone, and the reputation of the author herself. The combination of ethos and pathos used will persuade the audience to go get tested.
- The article "The Breast Cancer Gene and Me", written by Elizabeth Wurtzel, persuades the reader to get tested for the BRCA gene mutation. Through her use of primarily ethical and emotional appeals, by using personal narratives, a specific tone, and having a reliable reputation, she readily convinces the reader to get tested.
Thoughts: Out of both the theses I drafted, I prefer the first one because I like its organization more. It begins with the authors name, article title, and purpose, specifically calling out the strategies used. It just seems more put together than the second one. The second one isn't as pretty because the organiation of it throws me off.
Reflection
After reading Casey and Chloe's blog posts on their drafted thesis statements, I feel better about my own. Everyone has their own different styles, and that is really apparent when looking at other peoples draft theses. Chloe's these were short, precise, and opinionated, whereas Casey's were a bit more like mine, and had more details.
Reflection
After reading Casey and Chloe's blog posts on their drafted thesis statements, I feel better about my own. Everyone has their own different styles, and that is really apparent when looking at other peoples draft theses. Chloe's these were short, precise, and opinionated, whereas Casey's were a bit more like mine, and had more details.
These are pretty solid thesis, they address the strategies and contain enough information to avoid being too general. I would say because of the locations of the thesis in your essay, I don't think you would need to include the transition in the beginning about the author and the title of the article. Instead of an introduction to the article, maybe include more context and specific rhetorical strategy explanation instead?
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