Now that we’ve seen a couple different examples of arguments being made, lets look at one more (briefly). Alter’s video
and The Atlantic article https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018… both argue different topics, but they both argue in a less formal style.
This peer reviewed journal article titled “The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Epedemic on College Students in China”s written in a more academic style.
- Read through the Abstract (you don’t have to read the entire article) and pay attention to the diction and the types of evidence they use.
- Who do you think is the audience for this journal article in Psychiatry Research
- Think about how this compares to the diction and evidence, and strategies used in the other two sources we’ve looked at. How is each author using rhetoric to convince their specific audience?
- Post your thoughts on this discussion board (a paragraph or two if fine for the length).
- Reply to one person’s comments.
Hannah Marnocha
The directed audience for the journal article in Psychiatry Research is college students, scientists and educators looking to learn more about the psychological impact of COVID on students in China. In this type of article they don’t use adjectives or try to convey their message with their words or outside quotes. Instead, they use a lot of LOGOS methods in their work. For example, there’s about 20 different statistics and factual data listed before the reader’s able to get to the third page. The authors use plenty of studies and experiments to explain their claim and use scientifically checked data for their evidence. There’s also plenty of definitions, citations from experts, and real life examples. In this sort of article they don’t get their credibility from other people who are professionals, they ARE the professionals in this case. Selingo’s article in The Atlantic uses much more ETHOS than the article in Psychiatry Research does, as the author uses many outside, credible, sources to help further their point and help them seem knowledgable at their topic. As for Alters, he uses a mix of ETHOS and LOGOS, as he uses a popular source (Steve Jobs) as well as shows examples of how people around the world limit screen time. While Alters may not use as much LOGOS as the peer reviewed journal article does, he still shows data and statistics and explains why it’s significant to the claim he’s making.
Trinity Torres
I think the audience for this journal article is helping professionals and educators who work with college students since a call for monitoring the mental health of college students is made in the abstract. The statistical results provided in this journal are geared towards professionals who are trained in reading such types of material, such as professors and mental health professionals. This type of journal article differs from the other texts we have looked at in that, instead of using other forms of evidence that are not as easily verifiable such as anecdotes, individual examples, and evidence appealing to ethos or pathos, the journal article utilizes its own research and statistics from that research to support their claims. For example, Selingo’s article uses primarily examples and expert testimony to further his points, while Alter’s TED Talk also uses examples as well as research results to convince his audience. Alter, however, relays his research results in a way that is more casual and easily digestible for his audience. For this reason, research articles like these are often geared more toward professionals in the field of interest than the general public since they present raw data without as much commentary as Alter’s TED Talk or Selingo’s article.
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