Argument Analysis (ENG 112)

Read " Higher Education through Discombobulation" (attached) and write an analysis using the following question:

1.       What is the essay’s main claim?

2.       What argument is the essay a response to?

3.       What support strategies help the reader accept Chitwood’s claims?

4.       What additional support strategy might Chitwood use and why?

5.       How does Chitwood’s voice help the reader understand and accept her position? Use excerpts from the essay to support your claim.

6.       How could Chitwood make her argument more insightful by introducing more opposition?