Article analysis
In an essay of 1000 – 1300 words, write an analysis of an argument.
P1 – Introduction – Begin with a brief attention getter, any terms that need defining, a brief background of the topic, and your thesis statement, which should include both the thesis of the original essay and your general reaction to it.
P2 – Summary – Summarize the main ideas including only and all of the main ideas (not specific examples). Use a variety of signal phrases and keep the author’s overall claim in mind.
P3–5 – Analysis – Analyze the argument by focusing on strengths and weaknesses. If you think the essay was persuasive overall, then choose two strengths and one weakness; if you think it was not persuasive, focus on two weaknesses and one strength.
Use the TRIAC pattern of paragraph organization where you
– begin each paragraph with a clear (T)opic sentence stating the strength or weakness.
– After explaining your claim in the (R)estriction,
– Support your topic sentence with (I)llustrations, examples and quotations from the essay.
– Interpret/(A)nalyze the information for us. For any weakness that you focus on, you must include a recommendation of what the author could have done to improve the reading here. and finish each paragraph with a
– (C) restatement of your topic sentnece
the topic is
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/
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