Writing to Evaluate

::Chapter 19 & 9 in your textbook::

WHY?

Teaching ourselves about how audience and writers connect.  

Core Structure 

Claim: 

Because; reasons.. warrants and evidence is needed.

Evidence can be pathos, or logos. Facts, definitions, Cause.

 Critique and write in a way that you can get better;

rhetorical situations call for writing to evaluate.

Evaluation means thinking critically and trying to make intelligent choice. It can also involve trying to influence others to accept our judgments. Evaluating is to determine the nature of anything that is being judged. When writing an evaluation, we need to assure our reader that we have the credentials (qualities) to make judgment about the subject we address. If the readers trust us then they are likely to follow our (Writing) advice. However, evaluation is absolutely personal judgment.

Ideas: how to organize essay-

 -Present the subject (This discussion includes any background information, description, acknowledgement of weakness and so forth)

- State the criteria (If the criteria are controversial, the writer should justify them)

- Make judgment (stating it as clearly and emphatically possible is the must)

- Give reasons (It is necessary to present good evidence for each case)

- Refute opposing evaluation (Thoughtful consideration to opposing view is necessary to be persuasive)

Value....Revision....Critical inquiry

Examples:

Evaluation of media

Evaluation of company, movement, or festival.

- Stating your conclusion (Writing may restate or summarize the judgment at last too.)