The stuff I find on the internet and my need to inflict it on you!

January 7th, 2010 - 5:05 pm KY Time

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound Lovers and finding odd things on the internet lovers…

OK, I was on taking a stroll on line and ran across this blog. It is called

Essays, Research Papers, Term Papers, Dissertations, Thesis Papers at AdvancedWriters.com

No need to link to it because it has nothing to do with basset hounds except for this person’s current blog posting which I will share with you. Why you ask? Because I want you to be as confused as I am with this “Advanced Writer”.

Here goes the blog posting……

How to Write a Persuasive Essay

There are basic steps to help a student to write a good persuasive essay that also applies to all writing. How does a student prepare? You’ll need an idea and a purpose for writing the paper. The idea should be as specific as possible, for example, instead of writing about dog breeding, write about breeding basset hound dogs. The purpose in this case, is to persuade the reader to raise this particular breed of dog. “Breeding basset hound dogs is a good idea.”

In a persuasive essay, you are making a statement (idea) and giving points and facts to gain your readers agreement with your statement. You can appeal to their reason or to their emotion or ethics and sometimes you appeal to all three areas. You present coherent supporting statements, such as, “You can make great money breeding basset hounds. Last year they outsold all other breeds of dogs, and usually for $100.00 more per dog.” Another persuasive example might use a comparison, such as, “The basset hound dog breed have large litters of puppies, unlike the Chihuahua dog breed that only have 1 or 2 pups in their litters.” The two previous statements might appeal to the reader’s reason.

Another supporting statement might appeal to the reader’s emotions, such as, “The Basset Hounds make great hunters and even better family pets with their devotion and determinedness”. Tip: you do not need to appeal to all three, reason, emotions and ethics, but it’s often more persuasive. An example of an appeal to the reader’s ethics might go like this, “Basset Hounds are one of few breeds that have natural desirable characteristics without having to inbreed them. If you want to show Basset hound dogs, you will not be required to crop their tails, ears, or other appendages just to make them show worthy.”

Finally, the guidelines for any paper, you want to conclude your persuasive essay paper. This is a final statement, summarizing your idea and persuasion. “In conclusion, if you breed the basset hound dog, you will not only receive love and joy from your dogs, admiration from others, but financial rewards as well.”

End of blog posting……

How in the world does this person define ethics? Not inbreeding a dog?
HUH? Say what?

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OK, now I will apologize for making you take the time to read this idiots
“Persuasive Essay”.

More finding stupid stuff later…..(Sorry) Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments

  1. MaureenandSlinky
    January 7th, 2010 | 6:14 pm

    I just saw a funny sign the other day at the train depot. There is a Claire’s Boutique in the train station, and the sign in their window read:

    Ears Pierced While You Wait

    I wouldn’t trust person to write a good essay!

    P.S. If you don’t get the joke (how else would you do it–wouldn’t you have to wait)!

  2. January 7th, 2010 | 6:35 pm

    Maureen, that is so funny. You should send that one into Jay Leno…..

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