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  1. What is the basis of Joseph McDonnell’s appeal in the first paragraph?

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    Questions: - What is the basis of Joseph McDonnell’s appeal in the first paragraph?
  2. McDonnell attacks demands for exclusion of Chinese workers. How effectively does his editorial address the argument made by Dennis Kearney and H. L. Knight (p. 999)?

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    Questions: - McDonnell attacks demands for exclusion of Chinese workers. How effectively does his editorial address the argument made by Dennis Kearney and H. L. Knight (p. 999)?
  3. Identify the features of classical arrangement (pp. 116–17) that you find in McDonnell’s argument. How do they contribute to its effectiveness?

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    Questions: - Identify the features of classical arrangement (pp. 116–17) that you find in McDonnell’s argument. How do they contribute to its effectiveness?
  4. McDonnell is an immigrant. How does that information affect his ethos? Explain.

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    Questions: - McDonnell is an immigrant. How does that information affect his ethos? Explain.
  5. What do you consider McDonnell’s most compelling statement? Explain why you find it so powerful.

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    Questions: - What do you consider McDonnell’s most compelling statement? Explain why you find it so powerful.
  6. Apply the Toulmin model to McDonnell’s editorial. How does that analysis affect your view of his argument?

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    Questions: - Apply the Toulmin model to McDonnell’s editorial. How does that analysis affect your view of his argument?