Chelsea Keeton ENC1102 Professor Stack 18 September 2018 1. Identify the text's a) purpose, b) main claim/thesis, c) community/discipline in which it's written, and d) target audience. a) The purpose of this article is to explain the effects of the media on the description of crime and how it can be portrayed by an entire civilization. Different factors such as statistics and the type of violence being reported can affect how the story is told and who comprehends it. b) The main claim in this article is that in Indonesia without judiciaries, the truth about violence is kept a secret from the families and “in the absence of a government and military regime fearful of allowing such a process, the 'truth' of violence as it is written today, by those inside and outside, will be critical for Indonesia's future”. In order for Indonesia to prosper they much know what to reveal about violence and crime that occurs in the community. c) The community that this is written about is the media, who influences the general public about what crime is happening. d) The target audience that this article is any adult who is fascinated with crime and the influence it can have on people. 2. Conduct an analysis of a) the reasons/grounds provided for the main claim b) the warrants, i.e., stated or unstated assumption/s that underlie the main claim, c) evidence/backing of the claim, i.e. additional support for the grounds of claims, such as use of examples, statistics used, etc., and d) any concessions and/or counterarguments (if the writer includes these). Ask yourself the following four questions in doing your analysis: · 1) What kind of support (such as appeals to logic, emotion, and credibility) is given? This article gives all of Jemma Purdey’s credible aspects at the beginning of the article. For example, “completed her PhD on anti-Chinese violence in Indonesia, 1996-1999, at the University of Melbourne. Her interests include representations of violence in Indonesia, human rights, and the legal position of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia today.” She uses ethical appeal when she says “ we should see our role as writers about violence as an 'effort to make others understand', in addition to understanding it ourselves (Taussig 2002:166)”. As a writer, one must know their res we should see our role as writers about violence as an 'effort to make others understand', in addition to understanding it ourselves (Taussig 2002:166) possibilities and what not to write. · 2) How effective is this support given by the writer? The support given Purdey gives is quite effective because she talks about multiple point of view. By doing this she can reach out to multiple audiences instead of narrowing it down to one age group. · 3) How strong are any of the concessions/ counterarguments? If there aren't any, does that weaken the argument? Why? There is many strong concessions about the write or wrong way to write about crime, specifically Indonesia. Even though “the Indonesi.

1. Chelsea Keeton
ENC1102
Professor Stack
18 September 2018
1. Identify the text's a) purpose, b) main claim/thesis, c)
community/discipline in which it's written, and d) target
audience.
a) The purpose of this article is to explain the effects of the
media on the description of crime and how it can be portrayed
by an entire civilization. Different factors such as statistics and
the type of violence being reported can affect how the story is
told and who comprehends it.
b) The main claim in this article is that in Indonesia without
judiciaries, the truth about violence is kept a secret from the
families and “in the absence of a government and military
regime fearful of allowing such a process, the 'truth' of violence
as it is written today, by those inside and outside, will be
critical for Indonesia's future”. In order for Indonesia to prosper
they much know what to reveal about violence and crime that
occurs in the community.
c) The community that this is written about is the media, who
influences the general public about what crime is happening.
d) The target audience that this article is any adult who is
fascinated with crime and the influence it can have on people.
2. Conduct an analysis of a) the reasons/grounds provided for
the main claim b) the warrants, i.e., stated or unstated
assumption/s that underlie the main claim, c) evidence/backing
of the claim, i.e. additional support for the grounds of claims,
such as use of examples, statistics used, etc., and d) any
concessions and/or counterarguments (if the writer includes
these). Ask yourself the following four questions in doing your
analysis:
· 1) What kind of support (such as appeals to logic, emotion,
and credibility) is given?

2. This article gives all of Jemma Purdey’s credible aspects at
the beginning of the article. For example, “completed her PhD
on anti-Chinese violence in Indonesia, 1996-1999, at the
University of Melbourne. Her interests include representations
of violence in Indonesia, human rights, and the legal position of
ethnic Chinese in Indonesia today.” She uses ethical appeal
when she says “ we should see our role as writers about
violence as an 'effort to make others understand', in addition to
understanding it ourselves (Taussig 2002:166)”. As a writer,
one must know their res we should see our role as writers about
violence as an 'effort to make others understand', in addition to
understanding it ourselves (Taussig 2002:166) possibilities and
what not to write.
· 2) How effective is this support given by the writer?
The support given Purdey gives is quite effective because
she talks about multiple point of view. By doing this she can
reach out to multiple audiences instead of narrowing it down to
one age group.
· 3) How strong are any of the concessions/ counterarguments?
If there aren't any, does that weaken the argument? Why?
There is many strong concessions about the write or wrong
way to write about crime, specifically Indonesia. Even though
“the Indonesian media are relatively inexperienced in reporting
it, especially for cases related to religious, ethnic, or intergroup
conflict”, victims are still expected to speak up about what
happened to them so it can be reported to the public. In
Indonesia, most of the time speaking up about what happened
leads to harassment.
· 4) What is the overall impression of the article, favorable or
unfavorable, and to whom? Why?
I find this article to be favorable because I’m interested in
the subject of crime; how it’s reported is just another aspect for
me to learn. Anyone who is interested in influence of the media
or crime would find this article favorable as well.
3. Support your analysis by connecting examples and quotes
from the course concepts (i.e., the readings) to your own

3. analysis (in effect, your argument about the text's argument).
Conclude with an overall evaluation of the effectiveness of the
article and how it pertains to your research question.
This article uses all the aspects of a Toulmin argument and
also has multiple sources with reliable evidence supporting her
claim. “Most arguments contain common features: a claim (or
claims); reasons for the claim; stated or unstated assumptions
that underlie the argument (Toulmin calls these warrants);
evidence such as facts, authoritative opinion, examples, and
statistics; and qualifiers that limit the claim in some way”.
4. Integrate and cite sources, using MLA. Must have a Works
Cited page with at least two sources (likely one of our textbooks
and the article you're analyzing).
PURDEY, JEMMA. “Describing Kekerasan Some Observations
on Writing about Violen.” Www-Jstor-Org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu,
www-jstor-
org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/stable/27868127?seq=3#metadata_info_
tab_contents.
Lunsford, Andrea A.. EasyWriter (Kindle Locations 1156-
1159). Bedford/St. Martin's. Kindle Edition.
In this 1250-2000 word Argument Analysis, you will choose one
scholarly text that pertains to your narrowed research question
and conduct a thorough analysis. The text could be one you
chose for Preparing for Argument Analysis, but if you have
found a more relevant/ suitable/credible scholarly one since
then, that is completely fine.
For this assignment, I am asking you to do four things:
1. Identify the text's a) purpose, b) main claim/thesis, c)
community/discipline in which it's written, and d) target
audience.
2. Conduct an analysis of a) the reasons/grounds provided for
the main claim b) the warrants, i.e., stated or unstated
assumption/s that underlie the main claim, c) evidence/backing
of the claim, i.e. additional support for the grounds of claims,

4. such as use of examples, statistics used, etc., and d) any
concessions and/or counterarguments (if the writer includes
these). Ask yourself the following four questions in doing your
analysis:
· 1) What kind of support (such as appeals to logic, emotion,
and credibility) is given?
· 2) How effective is this support given by the writer?
·
· 3) How strong are any of the concessions/ counterarguments?
If there aren't any, does that weaken the argument? Why?
· 4) What is the overall impression of the article, favorable or
unfavorable, and to whom? Why?
3. Support your analysis by connecting examples and quotes
from the course concepts (i.e., the readings) to your own
analysis (in effect, your argument about the text's argument).
Conclude with an overall evaluation of the effectiveness of the
article and how it pertains to your research question.
4. Integrate and cite sources, using MLA. Must have a Works
Cited page with at least two sources (likely one of our textbooks
and the article you're analyzing)
Connor DiMatteo
Professor Stack
ENC 1102
18 September 2018
Argument Analysis Outline
Identify:https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-
cambridge-
core/content/view/ED2976A61F5DE56B46F07A1CE9EA9F9F/S
1355514600002479a.pdf/emotional_and_physical_health_benefi
ts_of_expressive_writing.pdf
1. Purpose: The purpose of the article is to inform individuals
of positive impact expressive writing can have and to educate
individuals on who can do it, how they can do it, and why they
should do it. The article is very effective and compelling.

5. 2. Main Claim/Thesis: The main claim of the article is that
individuals who actively write expressively everyday can have
emotional and physical health benefits.
3. Community/Discipline in which it is written: This paper is
written for the psychology and psychiatry disciplines. It
features contentions on how expressive writing affects the
psychology of patients and how it can be used as a psychiatric
treatment.
4. Target Audience: The target audience is psychiatrists,
psychologists, and patients struggling with emotional, stressful,
and traumatic events in their lives.
Analysis:
1. Reasons/Grounds provided for the main claim: It has health,
social, and behavioral benefits. These include, but are not
limited to, fewer stress-related visits to the doctor, reduced
blood pressure, improved liver function, reduced absenteeism
from work, and improved working memory.
2. Warrants: There are many underlying assumptions in this
paper. One such assumption is that the condition you are in is
causing you problems with either your health or your behavior.
Another is that you are literate in your condition and can write
expressively.
3. Evidence/Backing of the claim: The paper provides a plethora
of evidence in the form of case studies, research results, and
examples of precedence.
4. Any concessions and/or counterarguments: None
Support:
I will reference From Inquiry to Academic Writing and the Easy
Writer sections on creating an effective argument as well as
their lessons on logical appeals and persuasion.
Citations:
I will cite the textbooks and article I used in MLA format.