Nabe’s (I)Ncite on Mark Coleman’s Review

Mark Coleman argues his viewpoint about water use through reviewing and critiquing Bottlemania, a book questioning the sale of water by Elizabeth Royte. Coleman’s argument is geared towards those that have read the book and those that purchase bottles of water. The writer of this piece appeals to the audience through the strong use of facts and referencing the text that he is critiquing. Coleman establishes his ethos through, not being an expert of water but by using facts from sources. Not only does his ethos shine but it also demonstrates how he portrays logos to develop his argument. He does this very well in his introductory paragraph as a way to captivate the reader to continue reading his view on bottled water. The pathos is not that outstanding however Mark Coleman uses some techniques to bring some type of emotion to the piece. An example of his use of pathos is when uses the rhetorical question: “What drives this obsessive thirst — this compulsion to pay for something we can essentially get for free?”.  Overall, Mark Coleman’s argument was highly effective, due to his interesting delivery of his points by reviewing a source. Mark Coleman was able to use a combination of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos to convey his argument.

Nabe’s reaso(N)ing of Michaels Article

Walter Benn Michaels writes about why rich people are considered as a different race. Though it is not clear, the audience is believed to be those that have a background in american literature. Walter Michaels appeals to his audience through his use of sourcing top pieces of literature such as the Great Gatsby and citing a highly accredited author, Ernest Hemingway. He develops his argument through explanation of the the novel and the ideals of the main character. He transitions into speaking about diversity and race in which he implements a Logos by using history of discrimination and explaining court cases pertaining to the argument. The ethos in this piece shines because of Michaels references to concrete sources. Michael uses a handful of books to support his points. The pathos was done very well through his language in his parenthesis. Michaels interestingly keeps using “–” as a rhetorical element to help establish his voice within this article. In addition to his language, the structure and organization is very easy to follow because he transitions through topics seamlessly. He begins about explaining class discrimination and converts to speaking of racial discrimination. Overall the argument is effective because of his strong Logos and Ethos.