Write an essay in 3-5 pages that summarizes and critiques either Michael Pollan's "Why
Bother?" or Michael Auerbach's "Point: Police Brutality is Over Sensationalized."
I. A classical structure format (an introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion)
2. A fully representative and neutral summary (no opinions or response in this section)
3. A response that critiques the effectiveness of the author's rhetoric including but not
limited to his use of the appeals of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos) and his angel of
vision (what ideas get included and excluded), word choice, sentence structure, etc...
You will need to emphasize WHY these different aspects of his rhetoric help or hinder his purpose.
4. A response that critiques his ideas and shows how you have wrestled with the topic,
exploring where you agree and disagree with the author and WHY
5. A response that reflects on the topic using your experience, values, questions and new
insights that may have arisen upon reading the text.
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