I
particularly found the article "Annoying
ways people use sources" to be interesting because I am guilty of
starting and ending paragraphs with a quote (but not an overly long obnoxious
ones). Although I am not like those drivers who know the general rules and
practices but just doesn’t care. I agree with the author of this essay in the
sense that quotes in the beginning or end of a paragraph can be confusing and
disjointed but I also think that if they are used right, they can act as a “hook”
or can be thought provoking in the end. I also agree that it is 100% up to the
reader as to what they personally find annoying and what they don’t see
eye-to-eye on with the writer.
Chapter
20 in Everything’s an Argument was a
good reminder of the rules of academic writing, but it did not present me with
any new information.
Just to avoid having to make an entirely new blog post, here
is a potential thesis statement in the works:
Happy Dogs Ranch has successfully created a persuasive
homepage using the proper genre conventions including a professional structure,
tone, language, and by utilizing the concept of pathos to connect with the
intended audience.
I also 100% agree with the notion that it's up to the reader to make up their mind as to what they find effective or annoying. As the author points out, everything they are conveying when it comes to writing are "conventions" – not rules. We can choose the break with convention when we think it will make our writing better. But without knowledge of those conventions are writing can suffer. Great post!
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