I analyzed Charles Murray essay “Should
the Obama Generation Drop Out” where he addresses different thesis in his argument.
For example, one of his thesis is “It’s what you can do that should count when
you apply for a job, not where you learned to do it”. Furthermore, in his essay he also includes a
thesis of how students aren’t smart enough to do college work. This taught me
how to be able to integrate more than one thesis in my essay. But I have to be
very careful in my thesis because it has to refer to my argument essay.
In his argument I also noticed that
he address only one side of the matter. Murray doesn’t talk about the impact
his preposition can have and how it can be a problematic issue. An example is
when he ignores the fact that a Bachelors Degree is not worth much. From this I
learned that I shouldn’t contradict myself because it weakens the essay.
Causing the views of the essay to be problematic can make the argument less
effective because it doesn’t give credibility to the person that is writing the
essay. The essay should follow steps where the paragraphs follow a logical
order and make sense. This will help my essay be understandable when someone
reads it. Also addressing the other side of the matter shows that the writer is
thinking about both sides and snot just focusing on his opinion.
In the essay Murray uses a serious
tone to address white-collar people and college educated students. From this I
learned that in my essays I should have a clear tone this would make my essay
effective because the person reading the essay is going to know how I feel towards
the issue. Addressing a certain audience shows that I know who I am writing too
specifically. Knowing the audience you are addressing makes me change the style
of writing. For example, if I am writing an essay referring to teenager I can
feel more comfortable writing to them. This is because I can relate to them and
be in their shoes.
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