Category: Level 2 pages

As described in the Rhetorical Styles, the modes of persuasion you are about to learn about on the following pages go back thousands of years to Aristotle, a Greek rhetorician. In his teachings, we...

Sometimes, your professors will assign argument topics for you to write about. For example, if you’re discussing an issue in your Criminal Justice class, you may find that your professor assigns all students a...

In The Writing Process area of the Excelsior OWL, you can learn about the importance of audience awareness to your writing in general. But, when it comes to making a convincing argument, audience awareness is...

In 1848, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted “The Declaration of Sentiments,” she was thinking about how to convince New York State policy makers to change the laws to allow women to vote. Stanton, seen...

Have you ever had a teacher mark “comma splice” on your paper? Have you ever turned in your essay only to realize later that spell check “fixed” your word so that it reads defiantly...

You’re probably quite familiar with the “grammar police”—those people who find it necessary to correct any grammar mistake you make. You, in fact, may be a member of the “grammar police” squad yourself, but...

Your digital footprint is your path you leave on the web. When people, including potential employers, search your name on the web, what will they find? It’s a good idea to have a digital...

If you have ever heard your professors mention multi-modal writing, they are likely referring to writing that uses text, as with traditional essays, and some other media, such as images or video. Multi-modal writing...

While it used to be that social media was the distraction from homework, now, your professors are finding ways to incorporate social media into your classes. Professors may require students to make Facebook posts...

In college and beyond, you’ll find that you often need to present information from your research or other writing activities in the form of a presentation. A presentation gives your audience a quick overview...