This week we talked about using evidence to support your opinions and reasonings!
REVIEW:
Remember, a thesis is stating your opinion with 3 reasons.
- ie: Cats are the best animal because they are helpful, clean, and friendly.
- All 3 reasons must be different from each other (no overlap) and broad enough that an entire paragraph could be written on each.
NEW INFO:
Evidence is necessary to support your reasonings. There are 3 types of evidence:
- Logos:
- Facts
- Statistics
- Logical statements
- Numbers
- ie: 94% of cats spend all of their time trying to help their owners.
- Pathos
- Personal stories
- Emotional stories
- ie: Betty Joe's sad story of being bitten by a dog—which is why cats are better.
- Ethos
- Expert opinions
- ie: Veterinarian John Roberts says, "There really is no animal that compares to cats when it comes to the ability to stay clean."
HOMEWORK:
- Pick one of your favorite theses from last week's homework (but not your absolute favorite).
- Copy and paste that thesis into a new document on Google Drive.
- Write 3 paragraphs, one each of your three reasons from your thesis.
- Each paragraph should have:
- Topic sentence
- At least 1 logos
- At least 1 pathos
- At least 1 ethos
- At least 1 extra of any category
- Concluding sentence
- You can make up information for this assignment! Or you can actually do the research if you want extra homework :D
Email me if you have questions!
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