In class today we went over a checklist of analyzing an argument critically. The checklist included the following steps:

1. who is the author?
2. is the piece aimed at a particular audience? A neutral audience? A sympathetic audience? a hostile audience?
3. what is the author's thesis?
4. what assumptions does the author make? Do I share them? if not, why not?
5. does the author ever confuse facts with beliefs or opinions?
6. what appeals does the author make? (ethos, pathos, logos)
7. how convincing is the evidence?
8. are significant objections and counter-evidence adequately discussed?
9. how is the text organized and is the organization effective?
10.if visual materials such as graphs, pie charts, or pictures are used, how persuasive are they?
11. what is the author's tone? is it appropriate?
12. to what extent has the author convinced me? Why?

We also paired up and did a writers workshop with the first three paragraphs of our Editorial Analysis using page 55 in the JAC

Homework:
1. continue working on our editorial analysis which is due for peer exchange on Friday

1. if you weren't in class, e-mail Lindsey your availability for conference sessions (next Monday and Tuesday from 9:30-4:30).