Yiyang Chen wrote <\/b>\u201cAltruism in Hypothetical and Statistical Situations\u201d in Spring 2013 for the second major assignment, a comparative analysis, for WR 098. For this assignment, students analyze aspects of similarity and\/or difference in any two texts from our set readings; the assignment requires an interesting, not obvious claim, a demonstration of critical reading and a purposeful structure suitable to the type of comparison made. These aims are well demonstrated in Yiyang\u2019s final draft, which compares two discussions of altruism: Garrett Hardin\u2019s \u201cLifeboat Ethics\u201d and Peter Singer\u2019s \u201cThe Singer Solution to World Poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n
What cannot be seen from this final version is the process Yiyang went through to arrive at this critical and insightful analysis. Initially, the thesis was a statement of what the essay would achieve: an analysis of the two texts. However, through self and peer revision, Yiyang was able to identify the claim she had implied but not yet specified: inaccuracies can lead readers to false conclusions. A particular strength of her claim, and the essay as a whole, is that it not only demonstrates her strengths as a critical reader, but also that it discusses the importance of critical reading. Additionally, through revision, Yiyang was able to develop a strong structure which allowed her to present her ideas more clearly and effectively. The concept of a naysayer was introduced in the course at the same time this piece was in development; Yiyang was able to apply that concept effectively to demonstrate her development as a thinker and a writer within a broader conversation. Her work contributes not only to discussions of altruism, but also to discussions of the importance of critical reading.<\/p>\n
\u2014 JENNIFER SIA<\/strong><\/p>\n WR 098: Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English Yiyang Chen wrote \u201cAltruism in Hypothetical and Statistical Situations\u201d in Spring 2013 for the second major assignment, a comparative analysis, for WR 098. For this assignment, students analyze aspects of similarity and\/or difference in any two texts from our set readings; the assignment requires an interesting, not obvious claim, a demonstration of critical reading and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4801,"featured_media":0,"parent":6708,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4801"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6748"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7527,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6748\/revisions\/7527"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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