Read the essay carefully and then comment on the following:

1. The claim

2. The warrants (These are the criteria used to judge the subject of the essay)

3. The Logos--reasons, grounds, backing, conditions of rebuttal and response to conditions of rebuttal

4. The ethos and pathos

5. The organization of the essay

6. The beginning and ending

7. What the author did well

8. What needs improvement

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