I am thinking to do a rhetorical analysis about either some new news related to the recent economic situation in Japan or some article talking about the new Japanese government policy to reduce carbon emissions to “Zero”. Both would be interesting and have so many contents to include within the essay, but I am more curious about the topic related to the policy towards greenhouse gas. I can discuss what should be happening now and in the future and how Japanese people think about carbon dioxide destroying our planet from many perspectives. Then I look into the structure/ format of the article to analyze how it effectively provides us the information.
An article about the policy :
- discuss what has been thought in the text and relate to some of my thoughts
- analyze the text
- analyze the context
- analyze the structure and organization
- how the author uses examples to effectively demonstrate the idea
3. conclusion
- Drunk drivers are involved in more than 50 percent of traffic deaths. (Hard evidence; there is a data)
- DNA tests of skin found under the victim’s fingernails suggest that the defendant was responsible for the assault. (Hard evidence/ constructed argument; there is a piece of evidence/ fact but seems like a statement at the same time)
- A psychologist testified that teenage violence could not be blamed on video games. (Constructed argument; Even though it contains a bit of evidence, it kind of looks like a summary of what the psychologist did)
- The crowds at President Trump’s inauguration were the largest on record. (Hard evidence; this fact is from the record)
- “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” (Constructed argument; this is a statement)
- Airbags ought to be removed from vehicles because they can kill young children and small-framed adults. (Hard evidence; the reason shown is like common sense)
Is this plagiarism or not?
A.Directions: Read the following scenarios and decide whether it is a case of plagiarism or not. (Y or N) and explain why.
1. Kyoko needs to write a report on American politics. She looks up Barack Obama in Wikipedia and discovers he is the 44thpresident of the United States. She includes this information in her report but doesn’t mention Wikipedia. (No, common sense)
2. Tam is writing a paper on a novel for his English class. Since the whole class is reading the same book, he doesn’t need to use a citation. (Yes, he used the text from others work)
3. Sugi wrote a paper for his European history class last semester and got an A on the paper. This semester, his Political Science class is addressing some of the same issues that are in his History paper. He checks with his professor first who agrees with Sugi, so he uses the material from his History paper. (No, he already talked with his professor and got permission)
4. Ramiro, Stephan, April, and Chris are working on a group project. Chris submits his work and the others suspect that some of it came from the Internet, but it sounds good, so they submit it. (Yes, some works are directly from the internet)
5. Maria finds a lot of good information for her paper on the Internet. She carefully changes the wording and prepares a good paraphrase. She doesn’t copy anything verbatim. (No, she paraphrase and changed the wording)
Alex, Damon, and Kodai