Reading Response #2

1. In this passage, Charlip uses quotes to quote what others wrote when and briefly summarized opinion from a sociology professor referring to the views of others. Signal phrases she uses included"Marz and Engels wrote:" and " the average American will tell you...". In the second paragraph, she uses " His definition:" in referring to the sociology professor's definition of the shrinking of the middle class. In the first paragraph, Charlip use "if only that were true," right after quoting what Marx and Engels wrote showing that she is not necessarily agreeing with the view from them. After she describes other's view, she uses signal phrases like "but i always felt ..." to distinguish her views from theirs.

2. For exercise 2, I'll use my last assignment the argumentative essay "Are Zoos Cruel?" as my study example. In my essay, I take position in disagreeing the statement 'Zoos are cruel.' There are only two perspectives i engage in this essay. Opponents think that zoo is to keep wild animals in enclosures that stop them from living their natural life. I'll disagree on that by proving that their argument is based on incomplete evidence and questionable assumptions. In order to prove that, i use signal phrase like 'Many argue.....But in fact, it is not true.." to distinguish my view. There are also many other voice-identifying devices use in the essay to clarify who is saying what. Like "X argue...", "According to ..." and " The evidence shows that...". Other option I can do is to embed a reference to other's argument in my own sentences. However, in my particular essay, using voice-identifying devices with most of the template the book offers is the best suited.