Oh, my poor brain
I have been laboring over this essay in my head and my computer for so long. centuries it seems and whenever i feel like i 'Got It' i don't.
my last post was a sigh of relief, a triumphant declaration of success; breaking through the wall -- 'i'm on my way , baby!' and, perhaps i am. yet my brain will not work. i stare and i stare at my computer i read and i read trying to absorb, trying to take helpful notes and still i cannot make form out of air. right now, i am wondering about my thesis. i don't seem to have one and i am not sure where to find one. perhaps craigslist could be of help.
I have two documents. Both are utilizing the same or similar rhetorical elements of ethos and logos. Both writers are utilizing data and opinion/analysis to support their claims. One article is written by scientists addressed to US Senators and is supporting the ESA and offering opinions about why it should remain as is and how it can be improved/strengthened. The other article is written by a non-scientist and is addressed to an undetermined audience that is arguing that the ESA is a failure. I will apply Aristotelian rhetorical theory to analyze and understand the arguments and discern the effectiveness of each argument.
this is what i have. this is giving me fits. i need a thesis it seems.
should my thesis be arguing for the more successful argument? could i write minus a thesis and just deliver the analysis on a platter for the reader to absorb and make their own determination?
i really don't know
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You know, my advice at this stage is to "just write" a bit and see what happens. One of the things about a more complicated essay like this is you aren't going to be able to just do the whole thing "in your head," which means you will probably have to spend some time "thinking" on the page. If that makes sense.
Anyway, I would try to get some stuff down and not worry about the thesis for a while. You might surprise yourself as to how this works quite often.
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