Argumentative Questions

1. Sherrys thesis seems to be, That is to reveal the trump card of failure. She
supports this by giving examples of how the threat of failure has helped students.
2. I do not think that the author acknowledges the other side as much as she should,
but the author seems to only choose to acknowledge the points that she is certain that she
can disprove.
3. The f-word referenced in the text refers to flunking. It increases its emphasis by
showing just how scared someone is by saying it.
4. The audience for this article is mainly young adults and parents who do not agree
with having the threat of failure hanging over children's heads.
5. The author is qualified to write this by being both a parent, and a teacher of failed
adults.