From Inquiry to Academic Writing Chapter Four

    I am so READY for this Sunday to come. I want a weekend so badly AND I want my baby back, baby back RIBS. I'm gonna pig it out with my bestie. We WERE gonna eat at Buffalo Wild Wings but we saw this show on Food Network about BBQ's and got HOOKED. So we decided to eat out at the Dog House Grill. Mmm. YUM!
    In Chapter Four of From Inquiry to Academic Writing, the main purpose of the chapter is to identify multiple views on an issue and evaluate that issue with questions. First off, before you can write critically and evaluate your issues, must first read critically. When reading you should think about why this person is arguing the statement? Only then can you write about your own inquiries on the subject. The questions on page sixty five are of great importance because they will definitely  boost the rhetoric in our papers. Just like in the previous chapter of this book, where we should look closely at the claims we read, we should also look at the claims that our source make. By explaining what the source is about and why it is important, we can further clarify its significance to our arguments. Also by identifying how the source intends to persuade us, we can see its effectiveness within our thinking. These questions not only deal with how to interpret the sources we use but how we use our own sources within our writing.
    In our writing we should take our audience into consideration. Our writing should connect to the readers who understand the subject and even those who cannot. This relates to the chapter "So what? Who cares?" in They Say, I Say. We have to makes sure the audience understands the purpose of the issue and how this issue will effect them in some way. In this use of audience awareness we will be able to make our point clear and persuasive to the audience. We should also be sure to evaluate both sides of the issue or multiple sides to the issue. In that way the audience is able to see how either side will outcome to. The audience is then given the choice to choose a side. Without this choice the readers are unable to make a fair choice.
    Another important issue in this chapter is the misconception of the personal word "I" within college level essays. Using the personal views and personal beliefs will often strengthen your argument. After all it is personal experience which teaches us what to believe and shapes who we are. With these stories you can bring life into your essay, using personal thought to argue a point and make connections with our daily lives.

    It is FINALLY March!!! I am super STOKED for the BEACH! There's only 29 more days until I go on a road trip with my best friend. We're going to the Mystery Spot. :D