To get some practice with quotations and to increase your knowledge of the dating scene, you'll read one chapter from They Say, I Say and an article from the excellent magazine The Atlantic.
From They Say, read "Chapter Three: As He Himself Puts It: The Art of Quoting" (42-50). You'll be using two templates from this chapter, the one for introducing a quotation (46) and the one for explaining a quotation (47). Also, pay particular attention to the section on how not to quote.
With Dan Slater's article "A Million First Dates," find a quotation that stands out to you as, well, quotable. Remember, you want a quote to be interesting and to provoke thought/argument. You want it to be a sentence or two that captures a point so well that is worth repeating word-for-word.
After you introduce and explain the quotation, write a few sentences in which you say whether or not Slater does a good job supporting his claim. How (Ethos, Logos, Pathos) does he try to convince you the reader? Are you convinced? Why or why not?
I look forward to reading your responses and to our class discussion Thursday. As always, let me know if you have any questions
The author David Slater examines how online romance is threatening monogamy. Slater asks " What if the prospect of finding an ever-more-compatible mate with the click of a mouse means a future of relationship instability, in which we keep chasing the elusive rabbit around the dating track?"(Paragraph 11). In other words, Slater believes that with technology making it easier for people to meet potential mates even members in a relationship have knowledge of this. Therefore, are aware that there may be an individual more compatible for them than their current partner which will lead to instability and keep searching for that person. Slater backs his claim well with interviews of online dating site members (users) as well as CEO's of certain dating sites, divorce attorneys and psychologists. Slater used Pathos to convince the audience by telling the story of Jacob and his experience with online dating. Slater also used Logos with the interviews of the different CEO's as well as Ethos for the lawyer and psychologist with their credibility. I am convinced that online dating may be threatening monogamous relationships. Especially if it is towards the end of a relationship or if it is unstable.
ReplyDeleteIn his article "A Million First Dates," David Slater takes a look at how dating websites are threatening the dated concept of monogamy. Slater states that "online dating is, at its core, a litany of alternatives." (page 8, paragraph 3) Back when there was so fewer people in the dating pool, people settled into mediocre relationships because it was the status quo; now, however, people have the option to talk to many times more potential partners. By using professionals in the field of relationships and the story of Jacob, Slater uses Logos and Pathos, respectively, to try to convey the slow death of monogamous relationships.
ReplyDeleteIn “A Million First Dates” the author Dan Slater examines how online romance is threatening monogamy. Slater states “But you could easily see a world in which online dating leads people leaving relationships the moment they’re not working-an overall weakening of commitment” (Page 6). Slater’s point is that as soon as a relationship is ending, one of the partners will log on to the online dating site because it is so easy to meet someone new. This means that commitment will be weaker because you don’t care if the relationship ends because you can use online dating to find another partner at the click of a button. Slater defends is claim by interviewing CEO’s of online dating cites, a divorce attorney, and online dating users. Pathos, Ethos, and Logos are all used by Slater in this article. Slater uses Pathos by telling the story of Jacob and his take on online dating. Slater uses Ethos for the divorce attorney and lawyers, and Logos are used for the other online dating cites. I believe that online romance is threatening monogamy because it’s so easy to meet new people using online dating so people won’t put in as much effort as they normally would in a relationship.
ReplyDeleteIn his article is "A Million First Dates" Dan Slater looks at how online dating is threatening monogamy in relationships. In order to compel his argument, he looks at a single man's journey through the process of online dating. This man begins to build confidence through his multiple dating experiences along with accumulated knowledge of dating. His subject Jacob states "I like underwent a fairly radical change thanks to online dating," in Jacob's view "I went from being someone who thought of finding someone as this monumental challenge, to being much more relaxed and confident about it."Causing people to become increasingly picky. Dan Slater also introduces views directly from online dating sites such as plenty of fish, OkCupid, and eHarmony. Mark Brooks survey of the industry "How Has Internet Dating dating change society?" Brooks concludes that; " low-quality, unhappy and unsatisfying marriages are being destroyed as people drift to Internet dating sites." A new sense of confidence is brought on by a larger more efficient way of meeting someone. This leaves many people on the fence whether it's the personality of the person dating or the dating site itself. Or you could just put the matter bluntly as Justin paraffin, dating entrepreneur "their thinking, let's keep the Fucker coming back to the site as often as we can." These dating websites after all are businesses and their main goal is to make money.
ReplyDeleteI do feel Slater makes a good argument, supporting his claims. He does this using the logo technique by giving many logical notes from many different sources. This use of sources also leads to the ethos technique of using credibility and appeal. Although I do feel that he makes a good point. I also understand that online dating is relatively new and the real impact will take years before it is truly revealed.