Steph Welsh

30 September 2014

English 121

Chapter 13

            Reading chapter 13 gave a lot of argumentation and persuasion examples, to try and understand. What stuck out the most to me was the essay on should juvenile offenders be tried as adults? I do feel the argument is good what should the courts do to juvenile that commit serious crimes. From twelve to seventeen are they real criminals or are they just babies trying to get away with murder. In my opinion at the age of twelve you already know the difference between right and wrong, and that is where adult crime adult time should come in no matter what age you are.

            It still surprising after all these years that we are still dealing with what to do when children commit serious crimes. We have more children nowadays than ever before it’s time to change the system .Did I learn anything new yes did not realize how many kids that lock up for murder. It angers the excuses we are making for the children that commit serious crimes. And no I have no experience in the problem we are having with children committing serious crime.

            My professional reaction for chapter 13 is making sure you get your argument straight before your try to back it up. Get your audience and your purpose, and then get your supporting details.

·         Logos: refers to the sound reasoning of the argument.

·         Pathos: refers to the emotional component of persuasion.

·         Ethos: refers to establishing your honesty, integrity, and reliability so your reader will trust you and, therefore, believe what you say (575).