Draft Thesis Statement

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Thesis 1:

In his article, "Legalize It -- The Economic Argument," Ranjit Dighe, a Professor of Economics at the State University of New York at Oswego, provides readers with ideas and examples supporting his pro position on the legalization of marijuana in the U.S. He appeals to his audiences' values and beliefs, while retaining his own personal bias in order to let the reader decide for themselves whether or not they think believe marijuana should be legalized.

Thesis 2:

In his article, "Legalize It -- The Economic Argument," Ranjit Dighe constructs an argument supporting the legalization of marijuana by appealing to emotion and logic as he provides clear examples of why it should be legalized. He writes his article in a format that is easily readable by his business audience, and lets them decide for themselves their own position on the matter.
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For my thesis statements, I tried to incorporate the author's stance on the issue at hand, while also mentioning the rhetorical situations that are most prevalent in the article. I believe I am going to have a hard time explaining in depth the rhetorical situations and strategies in the article, as I do not follow them well, but am trying my best. I believe it will be easy to write without bias because I am indifferent to the issue, and am solely focusing on analyzing the author's intentions, not my own.

Reflection:

After reading Mark and Brandon's thesis statements, I learned that it is an effective method to introduce the rhetoric strategies used in the author's article, in order to set up the analysis to come. I have not yet reflected on comments on my theses, as I do not have any yet. Besides looking at my peers theses, I learned that writing multiple thesis statements is an effective writing method, and can only help to improve the message being delivered.