Critical Analysis Essay: Understand the role of context, purpose, voice, and audience in written communications
Create a critical analysis essay of the issues presented in Gladwell's "The Trouble with Geniuses," Parts 1 and 2. The essay should address the questions below related to context, purpose, voice and audience based on the readings for this week. Answer the following questions considering the concept of context, purpose, voice and audience used in "The Trouble with Geniuses," Part 1 and 2, and answer the following questions:
- What do you believe was Gladwell's purpose for writing "The Trouble with Geniuses," Parts 1 and 2?
- Who is Gladwell's audience and why?
- What approaches does he take to address us as readers?
- What is the argument behind "Geniuses"? How does he contextualize his argument? What contextual perspective did he take for both chapters?
- Do you agree or disagree with Gladwell's idea? Explain your answer.
Assignment requirements:
The essay should be a minimum of 750 words in length. Develop your argument to support the structure presented in A Rulebook for Arguments. This should be in paragraph form. You will need to correctly cite/reference in MLA for this assignment only, any usage of outside material, such as a paraphrase, quote, or summary. Double Space, Size 12, Time New Roman, College Level Paper.
Reading: A Rulebook for Arguments:
- III. "Arguments by Analogy" (pages 19-22)
- IV. "Sources" (pages 23-30)
Outliers:
- Chapter 3: "The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1" (pages 69-90)
- Chapter 4: "The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2" (pages 91-115)
Textbooks: A Rulebook for Arguments: Weston, A. (2009) Rulebook for arguments. 4th Ed., Hackett Publishing Co. ISBN-13: 978-0872209541
Outliers: Gladwell, M (2008) Outliers: The story of success. Reprint, Back Bay Books. ISBN-13: 978-0316017930.