Rhetorical Precis

Good Reasons by Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer is an informative novel that asserts the importance of good logical arguing and ways to strengthen your arguments. The authors support this by showing what an argument is, how to argue responsibly and explaining the importance of credibility in arguments. By using the information given one can learn how to persuade people through their arguments; which is very important in order to make yourself a better writer. The authors seem to be well-educated, which makes understanding their point very easy; they also apply the content to the life of a college student which helps show how people like myself can use their ideas.

snowboarding

Snowboarding originated in 1965 when a man by the name of Sherman Poppen fastened two skis's together and attached a rope to the front of it, as a gift for his daughter, it has since grown and evolved into the extreme sport that it has become today. In 1977 Jake Burton Carpenter stunned crowds by attaching bindings to the board, also he opened Burton Snowboards later that year. From there the sport took off, with other big companies coming about everywhere; they all helped shape the sport into what it is today.