RA Process

Starting the RA process was tough for me. I was not used to writing about how a writer effects his audience. I think that it was harder than the opinion editorial because with the OpEd, we chose a subject to write about that we were interested in. The peer review did help a lot though. I certainly needed help and my group was super nice about my paper. Something that I need to work on with my paper is transition sentences. It shouldn't be too hard finishing up my paper. Good luck to everyone!

"Outsourcing Our Future"

The author of this article uses very strong words. His diction is a little intense, but it gets his point across. ". . . her blunt declaration that patriotism has no place in the board room perfectly captures the logic behind outsourcing." He states the opposing opinion and then uses his diction to convince you that outsourcing is not something that should be promoted. When I started reading the article for the first time, I thought it was for outsourcing. As I continued reading though, I followed the author's words and followed his logic. At the end I was totally against outsourcing, and would be ready to fight anyone who said anything different!

Really Late Audience and Context Stuff!

"Outsourcing Our Future"

The audience is American businessmen, consumers, and the government. The people who are most directly affected by outsourcing. The current events of importance are the increasing number of jobs lost to outsourcing. With a "return to economic patriotism" we can decrease the amount of lost jobs. The opponents to this are the companies who employ overseas to reduce expenses. Major fears and worries are more people dependent on the government, declining wages and more job loss. The author uses logos, and pathos to persuade the audience.

Really Late RA Thesis...

“Outsourcing Our Future” is an effective argument to convince businessmen, consumers, and the government to take have more economic patriotism because it uses emotion, logic, and strong word choices to convince Americans to take pride in our jobs.