iii). to assess the following statement: share prices fully reflect all available information on a particular share according to the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) (Bodie et al (1997). If this is the case, can you find any evidence to support that the

ENGl02 Assignment 1 (Due S@te) Select from the following:

_-4gree o-r disagree wit[r the following proposition that appears in Carr's 9_993Ja "Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber": "People who read texts studded with links...comprehend less than those who read traditional linear text."

Mike Rose's essay, "l Just Wanna Be Average" causes us to reflect upon our own educational experience. Growing up in a culture of "new literacy," how do you feel his narrative may have been written differently? How is technology shaping the way we think and learn?

Argumentative essays differ from narrative, expository, or analytical essays fundamentally in that you're writing to take a stand, to persuade your audience to accept a particular position, to convince your audience of a particular argument. Although in previous essay genres you're also making a point, the emphasis in argumentative essays is to make and prove an argument with convincing evidence and sound, logical reasoning.

Through this assignment, you will learn to . construct an argument using various methods of argumentation, . gather, summarize, synthesize, and explain information from various sources, . incorporate sources into your argumentation using MLA, . produce coherent, organized, readable prose for different rhetorical situations, . engage in writing as a process, including invention (such as brainstorming for ideas),

developing a thesis statement, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading, . respond to your classmates' writing and provide constructive feedback, . respond to your classmates' response to your writing and learn how to incorporate your

classmates' suggestions into your revision, " use grammatical, stylistic, and mechanical formats and conventions appropriate for different

audiences and writing situations, and reflect on your own writing and writing process and on your classmates'writing and writing process.

This essay should be quite different from your previous essay in several ways.

Content An argument essentially contains a central claim (your thesis) backed up by several supporting claims, which are further supported by concrete evidence--examples, other people's opinions, etc. This argumentative essay not only will involve sound, logical reasoning but may also include some of the other techniques you've learned and used in the previous essays: narration, description, and analysis. One thing to keep in mind is that since you're making an argument on a controversial issue, there's always the other side. lt's vitally important that you address the other side if you want to present a fair and convincing argument.

Organization While there're always multiple ways to organize any kind of essay, the one that's described in our textbook provides an easy option: introduction, claim, evidence, support, and conclusion.

Ethos. Pathos, and Logos A good argumentative essay requires a somewhat balanced use of ethos, pathos, and logos. Without ethos, your essay will not carry credibility; without pathos, it won't have effective emotional affect; and without logos, don't expect that your audience will buy into your argument.

Sources

using other people's arguments, especially those from reputrable sources, to support your ownargument is often an effective and necessiry means of aigumentation. Therefore, for thisessay, you're expected to include at least two sourcesl

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