In this blog post I will be posting two potential thesis statements for my project.
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1. In the article Social media is reinventing how business is done, author Tim Mullaney, a writer for the USA Today, employs many uses of statistics, relevant quotes, and strong organization in order to display the value of social media in the world of business. He uses his background to build his creditability on the topic in order to sway the audience towards his opinion.
2. Author Tim Mullaney demonstrates to benefits of social media when used by businesses in his article Social media is reinventing how business is done, by using strong evidence and a tone that keeps the article formal which fits the topic. Mullaney's use of statistics and other logical rhetorical strategies help convince his reader that social media is beneficial to businesses.
My thesis' are a work in progress and I could use plenty of assistance. I felt like I knew what I want to say but I am not sure how to put it in a thesis. I do not think it will be difficult to expand on my project because I have plenty to say on the topic but I could really use advice here.
Reflection:
I read the thesis' of Lauren and Addie and I found we were in very similar places on our thesis'. I think we all got off to strong starts but we have places that could be improved. Both of their thesis' were off to promising starts. I think for many of us this is our first times writing a thesis for a rhetorical analysis so there will be some struggles.
I had a hard time fitting everything I wanted to say into my thesis too. I think you did a really good job of staying away from the typical thesis for an "ethos, logos and pathos" essay. I like how in the first thesis statement you gave some background information about the author and I think that's important to have in your thesis statement. Overall, I feel that these are good thesis statements!
ReplyDeleteI really like the flow of your first thesis, and I also feel that it is a really good base to write the rest of your essay. I think that you could somehow incorporate both of your theses into one, since they are apart of the same type of appeal. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI think it's hard to fit everything you want to say in a thesis, and oftentimes you end up locking yourself in to what you're saying in your thesis. Anyway, I think your first one works better than your second one, though you could tweak it and decide to use whichever one you want.
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