“Health and behavioral Consequences of Binge Drinking in College: A national Survey of Students at 140 Campuses” already provides what the scientific essay will be about and how credible it is before you even read it, as opposed to the title “Too many Colleges are Still In Denial About Alcohol Abuse” which is an opinion and not a stated fact that colleges are in the emotional state of “denial”. I will attempt to compare these to essays to uncover the difference between the scientific essay and the nonscientific essay. As I already stated, the title usually gives away what the essay will be about in the scientific essay, while the nonscientific essay has a title which merely states a feeling or an opinion.
In the nonscientific essay the introduction sentence states “Colleges have a serious problem with alcohol abuse among students and its not getting any better.” It doesn’t state where the author got his information and what percentage of colleges have the ongoing alcohol abuse. This essay always states an opinion and never facts such as its second paragraph by saying “Alcohol abuse is a common, not a marginal activity at most colleges and we only fool ourselves if we expect marginal efforts to reduce it.” Once again the author fails to state his credibility of where he/she got his information. Just a simple statements as “alcohol abuse is common” desperately needs credible facts to uphold his statement. Comparing this, the scientific essay starts with its “objective, design, setting, participants, main outcome, results and conclusion” for the first page. This shows how the experiment was done, how credible it is, and proof of the statement that binge drinking in fact does occur in college.
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...l from the school or leaves of absence, reducing the sample size to 25,627.” As you can see the information is credible and gives even the littlest detail of why the sample reduced size. In comparison, the “entertaining essay” or non-scientific essay has less of these little details and more opinions such as the same number the authors used throughout the essay which is “140 colleges, 70 percent”. The essay gives no number of students used for the experiment, not exact number of percentile of this “denial” in each college like the scientific essay does.
In conclusion it is important to notice the difference between “commercial facts” and scientific facts because it will help you see what information is useful and/or credible and what information is made from thin air. Reading this essay gave me a deeper understanding of what the difference is between them and my
in debt, (p. 257) before employing the works of empirical studies and academic scholars to refute
This book had many things wrong with it. There were many problems with the writing styles and the research in my opinion. It was too long and too detailed, especially with the insignificant ideas in, which should not have been in it, such as the explanation of our campus, an insignificant detail. There was not a good comparison in the national average, Buena Vista University is a small campus in a small town, not similar to, say, the University of Missouri with a large student population and in the city of Columbia. The research was not well done and was unbalanced. This book was about the drinking at BVU found from the survey, not when some of the professors were attending.
The authors point out that the greater education a person has, the more likely they are to accept scientific
To sum up my response to this reading I would have to conclude that Jack Hitt is correct that binge drinking is still very alive and well on college campuses, and still presents a very valid point that it should be stopped. Where I don’t agree with the reading is that people will continue to binge no matter what. People are smart in many ways and if you show them potential outcomes that drinking can lead them to then they are less likely to continue down this downward spiral that could have life lasting effects on the rest of their lives and even
This makes the paper very ineffective because to parents and other adults, these facts would not apply to them. His article has the potential to become much more effective if he also targets parents, teachers, and counselors because those adults are major influences in a student’s life. If he targets the teachers and counselors, they can start teaching the students that it is okay not to go to college. By integrating this idea into the school systems, the social norm would begin to change and many employers would possibly start looking more closely into the individual potential employees, not just their
Although Gatto does use a significant amount of facts throughout the essay, they do not come from any credible source nor are they cited from one. An example of a given fact but not cited is, “ George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln? Someone taught them, to be sure, but they were not products of a school system, and not one of them was ever “graduated” from a secondary school.” (Gatto 273). Gatto is using a fact that is highly informative. However, since it is not cited from any type of credible source, the audience might not count it as a valid piece of information or take it into consideration. To give the essay even better credibility, Gatto should cite all factual information he
he evaluation of the overall rhetorical effectiveness for intended audience was a failure starting with the ethos of having no much credibility for the author, pathos, no real connection to emotion to aid the doctor, and not being able to see the real problem, and with the lack of logos to explain how to be able to obtain aid and help the student improve. As a result, in the editorial the authors had no success in persuading all the audience. For that reason, college students should be able to see the correct way to write their essay and the effective method for them to pass class with excellent essays.
That alone provides a great source of credibility to the paper. The idea that this is an author who has done the research, gathered the numbers, and analyzed the data, allows the reader to rest in the idea that they are reading a valid article, and receiving good, hard, evidence. Twenge also uses a very logical tone throughout her article, maintaining the idea that the data is as clear as day, and that there is no disproving it; the numbers show true facts.
I found the problem with the argument of the article was there was no set argument that was clearly stated. If there was an argument in the article it was not clearly stated and I personally did not catch onto it. Altogether this was a well written article without a clear argument.
“Hey, you want a beer?” Many high school and college students are asked this question when they go out to parties and are faced with an internal conflict: whether to give in to peer influence and drink or to abide by the law and say no. Some people feel that this law, criminalizing alcoholic intake for those under the age of 21, is somewhat overbearing, while others feel that lowering the drinking age would prove to be disastrous. As with any controversial issue, it can be hard to know who to side with, since there are so many evidence-based articles that disprove each other. Luckily, there’s a pretty simple way that you can overcome this — by analyzing who wrote the article, why they wrote it, who it was written for, and the author’s limitations in writing it; these elements are collectively referred to as the rhetorical situation. Understanding and applying this idea is essential because it allows you to be able to separate fact from opinion and get a true feel for the author’s words. This ability is especially important for you, as high school seniors, to both aid in the college transition and to develop your critical reading skills.
The essay “Binge Drinking Must Be Stopped” is written by Henry Wechsler. The purpose of his essay is to detail why binge drinking on college campuses/fraternities needs to be stopped. He is successful in his argument because he pointed out the bad effects of binge drinking. His stance was clear and to the point that he opposed binge drinking. To support his claim, he used data and evidence to prove that he isn’t the only one concerned about it. His support also doesn’t use logical fallacies.
Cooper uses anecdotal evidence in her essay, because it strengthens the essay and it gives the reader and personal experience to be able to visualize the theme or plot of the essay. Giving a personal experience adds credibility to the essay and people will be able to relate to the writer. It doesn,t make the situation look impossible and make it seem easier to reach out to whatever goal the reader has.
One of the biggest problems with educational institutions in the United States is alcohol abuse among college students. College students across the United States including Georgia Southern University end up missing class, having unprotected sex, damaging property, and getting injured as a result of abusing alcohol. Also the health risks involved with binge or excessive drinking is very prevalent and risky for any college student who chooses to abuse alcohol. Besides alcohol poisoning, there are many cancers and diseases associated with alcohol abuse that ultimately lead to death. Liver cancer, breast cancer, and skin cancer can all be associated with alcohol abuse (Drinking: A Students Guide, 2001). Also heart and liver disease can be associated with alcohol abuse (Drinking: A Students Guide, 2001). Ultimately the over all wellness among Colleges and Universities in the United States drops dramatically when alcohol is abused. The abuse of alcohol among college students has a direct co...
According to the billboard charts of Hip Hop music, “Beyonce's Cognac-soaked "Drunk in Love" collab with husband Jay Z rests no. 7, Brantley Gilbert says "Bottoms Up" at no. 30, Jerrod Niemann wants to "Drink to That All Night" at no. 53, while Luke Bryan simply wants to "Drink a Beer" at no. 55” (billboard.com). College students see their role models like Beyoncé and Snoop Dogg drinking alcohol and assume that it is part of the college experience. Research shows “more than 80 percent of college students drink alcohol, and almost half report binge drinking in the past 2 weeks” (pubs.niaaa.nih.gov). Some students drink alcohol, while others binge drink. Drinking alcohol is a major problem college student’s face with binge drinking being the
In “Against The Grains”, Moyer uses statistics to show the logic of the article. She reports the result of a research published by researchers at the US Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University. The result is low-carb dieters lost 12.9 percent of their former weight, while low-fat dieters lost only 6.7 percent (Moyer 8). “12.9” and “6.7” and directly shows the difference between low-fat diet and low-carb diet. First of all, people are more sensitive about statistic numbers than words. So, these numbers let readers clearly know the point that the author wants they get. Moreover, these numbers can make the main idea more logical and