Read "What Should a Billionaire Give--and What Should You?" and answer the following questions.
1. What is the essay's main idea?
2. Is the essay argumentative or persuasive? Why?
3. What is Singer's background, and does that make him a credible author for this piece? Why or why not?
4. What type of reasoning does Singer use in this essay, inductive or deductive?
5. Identify at least one example of (a) logos, (b) ethos, and (c) pathos from the essay, and then explain how each example provides support for Singer's main idea.
6. Is Singer's essay effective? Why or why not? Provide specific examples when you answer this question.
Posts should be written in paragraph form in standard written English, paying attention to spelling and grammar.
Grading:
Posts will be graded on length, correctly identifying the answers to the questions above, the strength of the examples you've provided to support your answers, the specificity of your answers, the strength of the examples you've provided to support your answers, and the structure of the paragraphs you've written; for example, paragraphs should contain topic sentences; transitional statements; analysis that explains how each example supports your answer; and correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.