Project 2 Outline

Introduction: I want to start my analysis with something like this: In this day and age, childhood obesity in schools across the country has been an increasing issue in the eyes of numerous Americans. One of those Americans is Patti Neighmond, author of Most Teens Aren't Active Enough, And It's Not Always Their Fault. Then I want to mention how the author encourages her audience to stand up against this issue by becoming more physically active with their children and complaining about the lack of physical activity in Physical Education classes. Thesis: Neighmond repeats important key words like "physical activity" and uses effective organization of sentences, paragraphs, ideas, images, etc. to help convince her audience that they need to help end childhood obesity in schools around the country. Neighmond establishes credibility and knowledge about her subject by referencing credible sources and quoting experts on her argument. Neighmond's use of appeals to values or beliefs shared by the audience is one reason why the audience trusts her as the author, however this may also set a biased tone for non-supporters of this issue. 

My Possible Analytical Claim: Patti Neighmond's Most Teens Aren't Active Enough, And It's Not Always Their Fault effectively supports arguments about childhood obesity being a result from physical inactivity in children, especially teenagers. (I really hope this is a good analytical claim). 

Support for this claim: Neighmond supports this argument by emphasizing key words such as "physical activity" throughout her article. 

Body Paragraph 1: I will focus my first body paragraph on Ethos. After reading Neighmond's Most Teens Aren't Active Enough, And It's Not Always Their Fault, I know that her ethos effectively convinces the audience that she is a reliable source/ has credible sources. (i.e., references to credible sources) 

Body Paragraph 2: I will focus this paragraph on Pathos. In her article, Neighmond persuades her audience to act upon childhood obesity in the United States education system through the use of emotional appeals. (i.e., repetition of key words, level of formality) 

The Conclusion: Patti Neighmond writes a very persuasive article by connecting to her audience on a formal level. She is able to convince her audience to stay active and keep their children physically active through her use of rhetorical strategies.