Harvey 1 Shanquilla Harvey Professor Alica Bolton English 101 1 October 2013 I !

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%e as 'eo'le argue for (ifferent reasons to affect the )ay others thin* about a sub+ect to convince others that our 'oint of vie) on a sub+ect is right# or to ins'ire the! to change their 'oint of vie) or ta*e so!e sort of action, I rea( t)o argu!entative essays that conveye( these require!ents- .S!all /hange0 %hy the "evolution )ill not be 1)eete(2 by 3alcol! 4al()ell an( .Shoul( 4a!ers be Prosecute( for 5irtual Stealing62 by Ale7 %eiss, In .S!all /hange0 %hy the "evolution )ill not be 1)eete(2 4la()ell argues that social activis! to(ay is by far (ifferent fro! ho) it )as in the 'ast, In the 'ast social activis! )as better because there )asn t any social !e(ia such as 8aceboo* an( 1)itter, 4la()ell states# .1he ne) tools of social !e(ia have reinvente( social activis!2 931:;, 1he secon( essay .Shoul( 4a!ers be Prosecute( for 5irtual Stealing62 %eiss argues that ga!ers shoul( not be 'rosecute( for virtual stealing because the ite!s are not real, %eiss feelings to)ar( this are .5i(eo ga!es are not )or* or invest!ents for )hich 'eo'le shoul( be co!'ensate(- they are esca'is!2 9<2<;, .S!all /hange0 %hy the "evolution )ill not be 1)eete(2 has a better argu!ent because it has convincing reasons an( evi(ence an( counterargu!ent,

Harvey 2 In .S!all /hange0 %hy the "evolution )ill not be 1)eete(2 4la()ell uses convincing reasons an( evi(ence to su''ort his argu!ent, =uring the /ivil "ights 3ove!ent activist (i( not have 1)itter or 8aceboo* to connect to others about sit>ins, 1hey +ust !eet u' an( tal*e( about )hat they )ante( to (o, 1his )as a very successful )ay to gain su''orters, 1he four fresh!en fro! 4reensboro lunch counter sit> ins starte( u' s!all an( quic*ly thousan(s of others +oine(, ?.So!e seventy thousan( stu(ents eventually too* 'art, 1housan(s )ere arreste( an( untol( thousan(s !ore ra(icali@e(, 1hese events in the early si7ties beca!e a civil>rights )ar that engulfe( the South for the rest of the (eca(e>an( it ha''ene( )ithout e>!ail# te7ting# 8aceboo* or 1)itter2 931:;,A In the secon( essay .Shoul( 4a!ers be Prosecute( for 5irtual Stealing62 %eiss (i( not have !uch convincing reasons an( evi(ence to su''ort his argu!ent he only states that he )as a for!er ga!er an( ho) he too* 'art in virtual stealing, %eiss state( .A fe) years ago# I coul( have been one of those 'irates, In E5E# I en+oye( !essing )ith 'eo'le# !a*ing fa*e invest!ents# engaging in cor'oration thievery# an( even hanging an e7ten(e( e>relationshi' )ith so!eone )ho thought I )as a girl29<2B;, %eiss (i( not give any !ore reasoning into su''orting his argu!ent, As in the first essay 4la()ell give !uch reasoning an( evi(ence to su''ort his argu!ent, 1he first essay .S!all /hange0 %hy the "evolution %ill Cot Be 1)eete(2 4la()ell has goo( counterargu!ent, 4la()ell (oes not only gives his vie)'oint he gives consi(eration of other 'ositions, He gives an e7a!'le fro! a boo* calle( .the =ragonfly Effect0 Duic*# Effective# an( Po)erful %ays to Ese Social 3e(ia to =rive Social /hange2,

Harvey 3 ?.1he business consultant An(y S!ith an( the Stanfor( Business School 'rofessor Fennifer Aa*er tell the story of Sa!eer Bhatia# a young Silicon 5alley entre'reneur )ho ca!e (o)n )ith acute !yellogenous leu*e!ia, It s a 'erfect illustration of social !e(ia s strengths, Bhatia nee(e( a bone>!arro) trans'lant# but he coul( not fin( a !atch a!ong his relatives an( frien(s, 1he o((s )ere best )ith a (onor of his ethnicity# an( there )ere fe) South Asians in the national bone>!arro) (atabase, So Bhatia s 'light to !ore !ail to their 'ersonal contacts- 8aceboo* 'ages an( $ou1ube vi(eos )ere (evote( to the Hel' Se!eer ca!'aign, Eventually# nearly t)enty>five thousan(s ne) 'eo'le )ere registere( in the bone>!arro) (atabase# an( Bhatia foun( a !atch2,A After 4la()ell sho)e( his counterargu!ent he )ent bac* to his vie)'oint of the argu!ent, %eiss use( very little counterargu!ent he starte( off his essay )ith the =utch Su're!e /ourt ruling of a teenage ga!er stealing so!ething that (oesn t e7ist, %eiss gave the (efen(ant attorney vie)'oint an( the courts, ?.Accor(ing to the Associate( Press# the (efen(ant s attorney argue( that the stolen a!ulet an( shiel( .)ere neither tangible nor !aterial an(# unli*e for e7a!'le electricity# ha( no econo!ic value,2 1he court# ho)ever# (isagree(# ruling the ti!e13 year ol( victi! s'ent in the ga!e trying to earn the ob+ects gave the! value2 9<2<;,A After that %eiss )ent into his 'osition on the argu!ent an( (i( not give any other 'osition on the argu!ent, %eiss )ent on to say .As a refor!e( online ga!er this ruling !a*es no sense to !e2 9<2<;, Gater on in the essay to go bac* on the court ruling %eiss states# .So here# )e have a real>)orl( court atte!'ting to 'unish so!eone for behavior 'er!itte( )ithin the real!, 1he real an( virtual la)s conflict an( it see!s unfair to

Harvey : 'enali@e the teenager for this2 9<2B;, %eiss over use( logos because he only state( )hat his vie)'oint )as an( (i(n t say !uch about the other 'osition, In conclusion .S!all /hange0 %hy the "evolution %ill Cot Be 1)eete(2 has a better argu!ent because he ha( reasoning an( evi(ence to su''ort his clai! an( he gave a !uch (etaile( counterargu!ent, %hich are *ey factors in !a*ing a goo( argu!ent, 4la()ell use( the /ivil "ights 3ove!ent as his clai! an( it hel'e( us as rea(ers to un(erstan( his argu!ent, %eiss (i(n t use !uch counterargu!ent in his essay he only gave his vie) on it )hich !a(e a )ea*, A goo( argu!entative essay shoul( have the author 'osition as )ell as the other 'osition to !a*e it effective, 1hat s )hy I choose 4la()ell essay as the better argu!ent because it has all the *ey ele!ents,