Choose ONE essay to respond to: FItoAW Pascoe, McIntosh p. 536, OR Lipkin p. 595Book: From Inquiry to Academic Writing
1. Peggy McIntosh- White privilege: The Invisible Knapsack
2. Elline Lipkin- From Girl's bodies, Girl's selves: Body Image, Identity, and Sexuality
The introduction to chapter 14 in From Inquiry to Academic Writing asks an important question: "What could the world look like, if we make the effort to become scholarly ‘myth-busters' ourselves?" What are the problems the author sees in terms of what behaviors are normalized vs. those that are "othered"?
Formulate an evidence-based argument to analyze ONE of the articles you read. Where do you stand on the issues she/he raises and the conclusions she/he draws? Which evidence is compelling and why? (and/or which evidence is questionable? Does the author fall victim to any fallacies (or does the author's opposition fall victim to any fallacies?) Do you agree or disagree with the author's claims, and why?
Use the vocabulary from class (ethical, emotional, and logical appeals, kinds of evidence, [anecdotal, statistical, historical, cause and effect], and fallacies, references to how the article is structured in terms of the classical arrangement, refutation, concessions, etc.) in your essay. This will help you explain why you agree/disagree with the claims.