Ellis Battista Writing Log 2A

Chapter one

The first hot spot I liked from the first chapter is on page 13 and says “the kinds of questions that stimulate the writing most valued in college are open-ended questions that focus on unknowns rather than factual questions that have single right answers.” This means that instead of asking a question that has a definite answer, you should ask a question that has no definite answer because it will allow many different points of views and solutions to the question instead of just one. The reason why I chose this is because I like to hear other people’s opinions on issues. I realized that listening to what other people have to say usually can help you strengthen your ideas and add different aspects you would have never thought about. The second hotspot I liked from chapter one was on page 22 and 23. It was the chart about how to analyze an audience. Basically the chart goes through and asks questions about the audience and how you should change your style of writing to fit the audience. The reason why I liked this a lot is because I never really thought of changing a paper for a different audience. All my papers I write are for teachers and I usually use the same tone and style in most of those.

Chapter two

In chapter two, one of the hot spots I found was on page 34, and it was idea mapping. Idea mapping is a visual method to find new ideas. you draw a circle and write a broad idea in it, then just add branches of ideas. the reason why I like this is because I am a visual learner. As a student I learn better from some sort of graph or picture instead of just words. What I really like about idea mapping is that it is a good way to link together ideas that seem like they are not related. My second hot spot in chapter two is on page 36, and it is called the “believing and doubting game.” All you need to do is think of an answer to a problem. Once you have the answer, you should think of reason why you believe it, then switch and be on the side that does not believe it. The reason why I like this is because like I mentioned earlier I like to think about both sides to an argument, and when you do this you are getting both sides. I feel like using this will be very beneficial to my writing.

Chapter 3

In chapter 3, my first hot spot was the “angle of vision”, on page 50. The angle of vision is basically the way you use words to emphasize or de-emphasize topics or ideas. The reason why I like the angle of vision is because it is a good way to influence the audience, sometimes without them ever knowing. The second hotspot I liked was on page 55. It was about using logos, ethos, and pathos under concept 9. They all are tools to persuade your audience. Logos is the appeal to reason; ethos is the appeal to the writer, and pathos appeal to the values and beliefs of the audience. The reason why I like these is because they can be easy to use and very influential.