[Respond] Consider possible topics: Evaluating a text.

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List several texts you would consider evaluating, such as an essay from one of the chapters in this book; a children’s book that you read when you were young or that you now read to your own children; a magazine for people interested in a particular topic, like computers or cars; or a scholarly article you read for a research paper. If you choose an argument from Chapters 6–9, you could evaluate its logic, its use of emotional appeals, or its credibility. You need not limit yourself to texts written on paper. You might also evaluate a Web site or blog, a radio or television program or advertisement, or even a work of art (such as a story from Chapter 10 or a multimedia selection from this book’s e-Pages). Choose one possibility from your list, and then come up with two or three criteria for evaluation.