The website, whose author OBVIOUSLY didn’t use spell check, makes some pretty good points and backs them up with semi good arguments, though some aren’t even true. For instance, the author tries to compare Anya (Xander’s girlfriend and former demon) and the mayor (who’s planning on turning into a demon to destroy the town) by saying that they are the “mirror image” of each other. Here, the author would have to give some pretty goods reasons because those two characters, aside from both being demons at some point, really are nothing alike. The author follows up the claim with arguments like “he is without feeling, and she is in love with Xander,” proving MY point in that they are nothing alike (the exact opposite of a mirror image) and not proving theirs. The very first sentence of this blog/review read “I am going to miss the mayor” ad then describes how interesting the character is, which makes this site considered as a pathos site. The author injects their personal opinion into the mix while giving the audience the scoop on what happened in the episode, even if it wasn’t presented in an appealing way. In the end, I’m glad that I didn’t use this as one of my sources because not much of the information is really informative or interesting.
The article, on the other hand, was amazing. It’s divided into subsections about vampires and the result of the actions they take, violence and how it’s a necessary evil, and how a vampire sucking your blood is eerily similar to getting raped. Marinucci makes great points and backs them up with quotes, episode references, cultural references, and historical references, not to mention there are way too many lines in here that are quotable for other things, such as research papers ( J ). For instance, Marinucci is talking about how Buffy is reluctant to kill Angel after he loses his soul, and she says that Buffy “finally kills him only when doing so becomes necessary for the continued existence of the world as we know it” (64). No only does she make this a pathos article by including herself with the “we,” but she gives Buffy more of a personality so that the viewer and/or reader can sympathize with the character instead of just watching her deal with her problem. This article is definitely credible because Marinucci shows that she researched everything she talked about in full and she doesn’t sound like just a writer, but a fan.
Some writers need to check their work for mistakes because there were some spelling errors within that article you posted. It made good statements though, which is helpful for the reader.
ReplyDeleteI like the quotes that the author used because it gives us a better idea of what she is trying to say. It helps us picture the point she is making about her topic.