Saturday, November 26, 2011

My argument

     Occasionally the ESRB rating system is flawed in what a game gets. T rating and M ratings have very similar criteria. Certain games that should receive an AO rating get an M due to sloppy rating. 
    My strongest evidence is that the criteria for an M rating is similar to a T rating. Because M rating requires an adult present to buy it and a T rating dosen't, there is a bigger consequence for an improper rating. These two ratings should separate more to avoid a parent unintentionally buying a game that they don't seem fit for their child.
    My weakest evidence is the difference between an M rating and AO. The age requirement between the two is only 1 year, but the criteria for each is much more vast than a T and M. This isn't also as much of a parental concern than the previous argument. It is there just to give better examples of how there have been mistakes by the ESRB.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Arguments analyzed

I analyzed the argument "should the Obama generation drop out?" The tone of the argument feels informal, but doesn't seem to work with the subject he is arguing for. The author tries to target a broad audience from those in college to those already with a bachelors. This makes it lose the personal feel when his argument is based on being personal problems. When the author uses a percentage to bolster his argument he fails due to the percentage range being to big. This made him lose credibility and hampered any future evidence he brings up.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Peer reviewing Peer reviews

I find peer review effective in that I can talk to the person reviewing my paper during the review, and get instant feedback. This helps me get a quick understanding of my mistakes. I think peer review also has flaws since we all are on a relative writing skill level. This could be fixed if the teacher reviewed a second rough daft after the peer review. Two rough drafts will probably help instead of having us do rewrites. It is basically the same thing but the grade isn't given out till the final.
The only the strength I have as a peer reviewer is that I fully answer the questions on the peer review sheet. My weakness as a peer reviewer is that I don't really look for grammatical mistakes. Unless they are blatantly apparent I will not point it out.
For an ideal peer review process. I think a initial peer review on the rough draft should start it. Then a second rough draft critiqued by the professor. Then the final paper is due. 

Self errors

One of the most common errors in my writing I find is that I forget pronouns or adjectives. I say the sentence in my head and procede to write it down, but my fingers jump some words forward. This is only a problem when I don't check the sentence what I have just written. I do forget to check work before proceeding, so it is a problem.
The next problem is result of the same problem. I lack focus in my writing so my ideas are all over the place. This happens to me while talking with friends over any form of text chat. My friends like to say that it is an evolving conversation. My teachers say I am just not focused.
Another problem I have noticed is that I stray of topic, or I just do something completely opposite of what is asked. I guess it has to do with my lack of focus. Or its the teachers fault for giving such boring assignments, but even then I'd lose focus and diverge from the path. I can see my problems reoccur every writing assignment, yet I can't seem t fix it.