Jatha’s Comments (group member since Jun 18, 2017)

Jatha’s comments from the AP Lang Summer Work 2017 group.

I personally feel that this book wasn't very eye opening because of how repetitive the author got at a certain point. In the beginning chapters Heinrichs introduces the basics of making a convincing argument and even states that the best arguments use the future tense. However the author continually repeats these main points throughout the book only going a layer deeper each chapter till he has milked as much as he can from the topic. One thing I did learn from this book was how sense can be a very helpful manipulator. Senses such as sight, smell, and sound can all be linked back to memories, which trigger emotional responses. I was also intrigued that ethos, your character, played such a strong role. It was my "Aha Moment" to learn the importance of that trait and find how manipulating emotion can be so effective in getting a active response from an audience.