According to Pullman, the term “bios” means life. In this chapter Pullman talks about the 5 forms of bios. He writes that when talking about someones life it is best to tell the story about a person that reveals something about their character. If there is...
After reading the section about Dialect i decided to complete a short dialogue between two people. This elaborated into a little more than that and it became a little experiment to see if you can figure out who the guy and the girl was in this conversation/interview....
Chapter four of Pullman’s work focuses on the skills that are necessary for academic argumentation. When drafting an argument of this nature, the author must be aware of possible opposing views that the audience may have. These arguments require one to...
Chapter four begins the discussion of academic argumentation. Pullman defines it as when “assertions are presented with supporting evidence to an audience who will agree or disagree but won’t vote or otherwise make a binding decision” (228). While...
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