MARTINEZ 1

Pelayo M. Martinez Rodriguez Miaja

Prof. Summers

EN102

20 January, 2021

Reading Comprehension Activity

The words Backpacks vs Briefcases" discourses the significance of rhetorical exploration

and clarifies how rhetoric is applied to make knowledgeable choices and suppositions in normal

incidences. The manuscript also situations where rhetoric can be established and how to

distinguish the various orotundity features (Carroll.pg4). The main story given in the context is

of a student and lecturer. The student is using the ability of rhetoric analysis to understand the

lecturer.

Students often tend to plagiarize their work since some do not trust their knowledge, or

other times some may not have a good understanding of the lecturer's teachings. The two

questions that I will answer include what is the rhetorical question? Furthermore, who is the

speaker/ author? In the first question, the study shows that some of the situations that cause the

incidence of plagiarism to occur are if the student does not trust him or herself and if the student

did not get the correct content from the lecturer. The past incidence that would give rise to this

manuscript's conformation is when the lecturer has seen more plagiarized work from students

(Shaw.pg3). In the second question, the author of the text is a lecturer. The speaker establishes

personal credibility by giving specific personal examples he has experienced. The speakers come

across as knowledgeable and fair, according to his explanation. The speaker does not convey any

given authority, but he uses advising words.

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In students' perception of plagiarism, the two questions I will answer include who the

speaker is? Moreover, what is his or her intention in speaking? In the first question, the author of

the context is a person who is researching to have a good understanding of why most students

plagiarize their work and how they take action. According to his writing, the author is

knowledgeable fair since he addresses the primary thing that is affecting colleges (Power.pg5).

The speaker does not warn any given authority but is addressing all persons affected. In question

two, the speaker intends to let people understand why plagiarism has become common in many

schools.

Work cited

Carroll, Laura Bolin. "Backpacks vs briefcases: steps toward rhetorical analysis." writing

spaces (2010): 45.

Shaw, Philip. "Are we making our students plagiarize?." (2019): 123-139.

Power, Lori G. "University students' perceptions of plagiarism." The Journal of Higher

Education 80.6 (2009): 643-662.