Angle of Vision Image

For this blog I chose an image that was agaisnt drunk driving. The image I chose was of a woman who had been in a drunk driving accident. She was hit by a drunk driver and survived the accident. The woman's face is in the image and you can see that she was injured and her face was permanently damaged. The woman's face was the first thing that caught my eye. The picture of her was so sad that immediately I felt bad for the woman. The writing on the image says, "Not everyone who gets hit by a drunk driver dies." After you see the picture of the woman, the picture of the woman before the accident and you read the caption, you become very persuaded that drunk driving is a horrible thing. I think that the picture of the woman was the most persuasive part of the image but the text on the image was also eyecatching. Not only does it remind you that drunk driving is bad but it makes you think about the people who were survivors of drunk driving and what they have to live with for the rest of their lives. The angle of vision is defintely apparent in this image and I think that it is very effective.

Chapter 14 -- Classical Argumentation

The classical way of arguing entails for the reader to take a stand on an issue, offer reasons and evidence to support your position and to summarize and respond to alternative views. This technique makes you aware of your views in the beginning, how they change, and what causes them to change. I think classical argumentation can be really useful for writers to understand and use before and while they write a paper. If writers use this technique they will see many improvements in their writing. The classical way of arguing helps you to understand how you have to develop your essay so that you provide enough information to persuade the reader to believe your views. If you do not develop your essay the reader's opinions will never change and that means your essay isn't persuasive enough. I think its important to break down your essay before you finish it and make sure that the reader can clearly understand your points and opinions.