Thlog 2

So this week we started off by reading “So What? Who Cares?” which was an in depth explanation of how to keep a reader interested in your writing. The author tells us to question ourselves as we are writing, this questioning of your own writing will develop clarity in your paper. It is especially relevant to our first project, WP 1, in which we must choose a genre and dissect it. By asking questions of yourself such as so what? or who cares? it creates a sense  of direction - you are asking yourself why you are writing and by doing that you can better relate to your reader. By describing the so what aspect in writing you are telling the reader why the information is pertinent and keep the reader’s attention. When answering the who cares question you are telling the reader the actual relevance of your writing and its application in the real world. By asking yourself so what and who cares as you write or as you revise you will create a more cohesive work and keep the reader’s interest longer.

This week we also spent time on argumentation. With the example of listing off the best restaurants in IV it became apparent that to correctly argue you must include as many specific facts as possible. This is because the things that are actually going to sway people’s opinions the most are facts and appealing to logos. To summarize, the most effective argument will include all kinds of specific details and facts which give the reader/listener a reason to listen to what you are saying and you may actually end up changing someone’s opinion.