In Class Lab: Analyzing an Argument

Emily's Paper

1a. That Art should be kept in schools

1b. Clearly stated in the first paragraph.

2a. That it helps with learning capability and helps other subjects, it’s a wide range and not specific, reduces high school dropout rate.

2b. Sources from authors, Magazines

2c. Yes, the reasons are plausible and sufficient

3a. Yes, she mentions how there’s a counter-argument about how artists don’t make enough money and it’s not a wide range of a career that it’s not worth working on.

3b. She backs it up with a wide range of art careers, and that it benefits other subjects.

3c. She treats them respectively with maybe a little aggression.

3d. Yes they are, as they back up her main thesis

4a. She authorities like writers that have participated in studies or wrote books about education and websites about her topic that help strengthen how art helps the overall school system.

4b. As far as I can tell they seem credible. One source by Katy Independence School District Fine Arts Division could seem pretty bias (since it is a fine arts school)

4c. A few are from 2009 and one is from 2011, not extremely current (depending on how you view it) but she might be able to get away with it. 6 years is a lot of change in my opinion.

5a. Not really. She gives a lot of information, so if you were new to the topic, you would understand.

5b. Her language kind of excludes you

5c. I do believe that we share the same belief that art should be more funded in school, but she might be a little more passionate about it than me.

Molly's Paper
1a. The main point she is trying to make, is that no one deserves to be homeless
1b. She talks a lot about how we need to change homelessness which is implied, but it makes me understand her stance.
2a. She talks about how giving the homeless homes would help all of us and our society. Also about how we have all these empty homes to be filled. Why not fill them with the people who need it?
2b. She has statistics.
2c.Yes her reasons are sufficient.
3a. There is no mention of counter arguments.
3b. N/A
3c. N/A
3d. N/A
4a. She uses her sources as statistics
4b. They seem credible as journals and universities
4c. For her topic, her sources seem to be current enough.
5a. No she doesn't. She gives a lot of information for people who are new to this topic.
5b. It includes me.
5c. I feel that we do. I didn't know a whole lot about this topic until reading her paper. It helped me understand and want to side with her on her stance.