Analyzing Hamal's Paper

Sarah Hamal's Paper:
1. a. The main point is how beauty pageants are dangerous.
    b. The thesis is clearly stated in the first few sentences.
2. a. Her reasoning's are that controlling mothers can cause stress.
    b. The authors quotes news articles.
    c. The reasons seem legit because the quotes are from psychologists.
3. a. The third paragraph is when the author addresses the counterarguments. These are proved wrong with facts.
    b. She responds respectfully and refutes them.
    c. She respects the counterarguments yet proves them wrong with data.
    d. Her arguments are good because they are backed by logical data.
4. a. The outside sources are used to prove the authors statements.
    b. The quotes are credible because they are from sources of people who have gone through the pageants themselves.
    c. Many of the sources are from 2009 which isn't too far in the past and still seem relevant.
5. a. The author addresses us with a question about sports to get the reader hooked.
    b. The author sticks to the third person format excluding you and we.
    c. We share the belief that children should not be forced into doing anything they don't want to do and they should feel comfortable with who they are.