In
reading Chapter Three I found a myriad of ways in which the writing of my Major
Writing Assignment paralleled with the chapter.
The chapter showed how writing the first words of a paper, is not the beginning
of the writing process. For example,
attaining research for the paper, taking notes, brainstorming, or even having a
clear workspace all count as beginning the writing process. For this assignment, I made sure to attain my
sources on the SLU Library database before I wrote the paper. This way I was able to understand my topic of
Global Warming and ways I can solve it, before I even start writing the
paper. I also went to SLU Writing
Services to brainstorm my topic, and they even provided me with arguments I had
not even thought about using. I also
made sure I took notes during this Writing Services appointment so I made sure
I discussed everything we talked about at the appointment on the Dissoi Logoi.
The main message that this chapter
gets across is the usage of PACT. PACT
is an acronym representing purpose, audience, context, and text. Purpose is the main message of your argument. For myself, I believe my purpose was very
strong because I provided a lot of facts to back up my points as well as some
emotional factors (such as our future children may not ever see a
glacier). Moreover, I backed up my
points with numerous diverse and credible sources to bolster my argument. The second part of PACT in Chapter Three is
audience. For the Dissoi Logoi the target audience is myself. In this assignment, I provide both sides of
the argument, in an objective way, in order to make an informed decision of
what side I stand on. While there were
many strong points against phasing out non-electric cars, I still decided to
stick with my original plan. The third
part of PACT is context. For this, I had
to discover the type of climate that the United States is in today, to make
such a decision in phasing out non-electric cars. Because of this I had to do a lot of research
on whether such a law could even be passed, how it would be passed, and if the
United States would be the first nation to go about such a process. The fourth and final part is text. For this on the Dissoi Logoi it involved a
full page paper using MLA format.
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