Question: Read: "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior".

Prompts: Consider the argument posed in the article that there is a better way to raise children than what most people do in the west. Determine if the author is persuasive. For success in responding to this prompt, make sure you see the PowerPoint on arguments and the page on fallacies in logic before continuing.

1. The questions to consider in your post are: What concrete evidence or support is the author using to sway the audience? Are there fallacies in her logic? What methods of appeal is the author using?

2. Explain why the author's methods of appealing to the audience do/do not persuade you.