Common place article

Leaders or Cheaters: Steroids for the Brain

1. Who is the audience?
The audience for this article is most likely college students interested in the topic of adderall consumption.

2. Create a list of characteristics that define the genre of writing on Commonplace?
This article is assertive in its approach, but considerate of every angle of the argument. The author candidly discuss adderall consumption with out a prescription, which makes his paper seem very "edgy." The topics are focus on things that are happening now

3. How have writers ensured their pieces are timely, compelling, and relevant?
timely- adderrall consumption amongst college students to enhance mental performance is currently a huge issue of controversy. He knows that right now, people are arguing about whether or not non-prescribed adderall consumption is ethical. He even provides statistics from The University of Cincinnati to prove that illegal adderall consumption is rising.

compelling- he uses evidence to prove that using adderall is not necessarily unethical. He compares the pill to caffeine, and highlights other interesting comparisons.

relevant- students everywhere on college campuses are concerned with topic of adderall consumption. I personally have heard plenty of kids talking about it at OSU. I know his argument is relevant because it attracted my attention immediately.


4.How would you describe the style of Commonplace essays?
I think that each essay has it own unique style. Obviously all the essays are timely, relevant, and compelling, but some are more formal, some are explicit, some are very creative, etc. I do not think that there is one specific way to classify every commonplace essay though.

5. How has the essay published on Commonplace incorporated the work from the ARP? Can you see what primary source the writer was working with? How is secondary source material used?
It requires the formation of a thesis, research, attentive analysis, and comprehensive but concise execution. I can definitely see how the author used his person understanding of adderall usage amongst college students as his primary source. He complimented his ideas with statistics, an episode of 60 Minutes, and scholarly articles though. Integrating these secondary sources strengthened his work and made his argument more persuasive.

6. How has the writer used ethos, logos, and pathos in composing the piece?
The writer uses the information of experts to appeal ethos. He lets the audience know that he is credible and reliable. Thus, we are also lead to believe that his argument is logical, appealing to logos. He appeals to our emotions because he discusses both sides of the argument. He talks about strongly disagree with use of adderall, but he also discuss those who support it. He talks about why we might benefit from adderall, he make us get excited. This is where we see the appeal to pathos.

How are Commonplace essays similar to academic essays? How are the different?
They are similar because they argue a point and try to present information to an audience. They are different in the overall set-up that they use. They do not use a formal layout or pattern of progression. Commonplace is writing for the public, and each essay is different

How do the writers draw their audience into the essays in the introduction??
the intros always seem to be present a compelling topic, but quickly leave you hanging. The authors almost always have away of pulling you into the entire essay by providing minimal information in the introduction