CP QUESTIONS and quizz

Who is the audience for Commonplace?

The audience for commonplace is college students who are in some sort of academic writing course.

Create a list of characteristics that define the genre of writing on Commonplace?

Persuasive, Popular Culture, Entertainment

How have writers ensured their pieces are timely, compelling, and relevant?

They choose a topic that is interesting to them, and also what they think is interesting to college students. Next, writers ensure that their pieces have a bit of controversy included, and choose an argument that many people would like to have. 

How has the writer used ethos, logos, and pathos in composing the piece?

In my piece, I read about Tattoos. The writer used a lot of pathos, by playing on the emotions of the reader by sharing a personal story about not getting a job because of their tattoos. He uses logos by giving examples of how popular tattoos are in today's world. His ethos is the fact that he has personal experience with tattoo use, so he knows some of the repercussions of them and has a personal view towards the issue.

How do the writers draw their audience into the essays in the introduction?

The introduction is a personal anecdote, that really gives people a feeling of how the writer views the subject. Also, it is interesting to read a personal account of a time when the writer's argument is proven.

How would you describe the style of Commonplace essays?

These essays are a little bit informal, and have a very personal tone. They are usually persuading the reader of something, but more with a play on emotions than with references or other sources.

How are Commonplace essays similar to academic essays? How are the different?

These essays are persuasive, and tend to show that the author has some credibility through use of logos, pathos and ethos. However academic essays are mainly using logos, while Commonplace essays use mostly pathos.

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?

The writer used a complicating thesis, and he also used ethos, pathos and logos. These are all things that are important for the ARP. It is hard to know what primary source the author was working with, unless you count his personal experience as a primary source. The only secondary source material used is reference to different parts of the media that portray tattoos in a certain way.

TIMELY: present an actual argument about a topic that will be interesting to the target audience making sure an actual topic is concise and clear.

COMPELLING: the author is credible, and claimes are connected to evidence. more appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos.

RELEVANT: identifying who the ideal audience is and targeting that in your paper. public persona should match the purpose of the argument.