Allyson Cochrane
English 101, essay 4
Professor Bleck
11 August 2008

The Energy Crisis in Meltdown

Jackson’s and Jamieson’s Chapter Six starts by distinguishing what constitutes proper evidence. Anecdotes, while interesting, do not contain factual representation. A crow dropping a nut in front of a car to crack it does not make the crow smart. It could be purely coincidental. Further, a person’s own experience is also not necessarily good evidence, because they do not see the entire scope of a picture. Receiving the information from others further decreases their small view. An example is the news media coverage of the 1991 Gulf War.

Allyson Cochrane
Professor Bleck
Essay No. 3
31 July 2008

The Rhetoric of Change

CHAPTER 5

In chapter five of the book, Unspun, by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the authors discuss how it is important to have correct information and to take time to analyze information for accuracy.

Allyson Cochrane
Professor Bleck
English 101, Essay 2
18 July 2008

Psychology in Political Satire

Allyson Cochrane
English 101
Summary of Ch. 3 & 4

Chapter 3 of the book “Un-Spun” by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson teaches the reader to recognize “tricks of the deception trade.

”CHAPTER 3 “TALL” COFFEES AND ASSAULT WEAPONS

Allyson Cochrane
English 101
Professor Bleck
7 July 2008

Effective Spin and Ineffective Enforcement of Laws

The book “un-Spun” by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson attempts to open the public’s eyes to deception by showing common ways they are swindled through omissions, lies, fact bending, and misrepresentation of others’ words. “Spin” is defined as disrespect for honestly and deceit towards the intended audience. It is used to avoid difficult issues, to create only favorable points of view, and to cover lack of true evidence. It applies fear and insecurity to sell.

Hi, I’m Allyson. I am quite happy to be able to take this class my first quarter here, partly because I want to major in creative writing and someday be a novelist.