To Adam Klaser!

1. Is there a clear argument/thesis to the paper? Identify the thesis directly in the text or paraphrase it in your own words.

Yes, there is a thesis to this paper. The thesis states that : "by applying the pathos of humor, the logos of an appeal to beer, and the ethos of a suave man, suggests that one can have an interesting life by purchasing and drinking their beer."

2. Does the paper have a clear exigence and purpose? Do you have a solid idea of why this argument is an important one and/or why it is or should be interesting to an audience made up of people such as yourself? What is the exigence?

The paper refers to the exigence of the audience's desire to be like "The Most Interesting Man in the World". It is the audience's obstacle to overcome and by drinking Dos Equis beer, they will be one step closer to being something similar to "The Most Interesting Man in the World". It is a rather important argument considering that by implying that such a man like this exists shows that not all people are up to that level, yet drinking Dos Equis allows one to get closer to this personification of perfection. It is extremely interesting to an audience similar to myself as most young men have (or will) try beer and if drinking Dos Equis allows one to be anything like "The Most Interesting Man in the World", they would definitely want to try it.

3. Does the paper follow a clear structure or does it read more like a disconnected series of observations? I.e., do the different paragraphs or sections of the piece seem to follow from one another? Are there appropriate transitions between different sections and ideas? Is there any part of the paper that seems unnecessary - "beside the point" or unrelated to the overall argument of the project as a whole?

The paper follows a clear and concise structure, however the lack of flow between the paragraphs could be adjusted. The jumping from the aspects of pathos, ethos,and logos could be tied together a bit more in the first and last sentences of each paragraph to add to the flow. The arguments themselvesare proper and help promote the message of the paper.

4. Did any argument or analysis in this paper seem unwarranted or exaggerated (in other words, did you think the writer was "jumping to conclusions" at times or being unfairly judgmental or dismissive)?

I do not think the paper was too judgemental, however it failed to establish any counter arguments for why this may not be as good as possible. Although everything is clear,concise and well presented, had it provided a counter argument or another side of the argument, I feel the paper would have been significantly more effective.

5. What, in your opinion, is the strongest part of this paper?

The strongest aspect, I feel, would be the use of all three: pathos, logos and ethos. The way they were identified, explained and justified were presented very clearly and allthough there was no counter argument for them, you didn't exactly want to counter them.

6. What, in your opinion, is the weakest part of this paper?

Again, the lack of a counter-argument.

7. If you were presenting a counter-argument to the paper (i.e., an attempt to argue against the thesis or central argument of the paper), what would it be? E.g., if you were asked to provide a counter-argument to the example paper we read on "Advergaming," you might argue that advertising in gaming is either not as widespread or not as problematic as the authors suggests (and provided reasons).

A counter-argument would be something similar to aspect of portraying somebody like "The Most Interesting Man in the World" which kind of creates an image of perfection and anything else to be kind of inferior.

8. On the sentence-level, did you find the paper to be well written? Does it contain poor grammar or sentence-fragments? Is it unnecessarily wordy at times?

The sentence structure and grammar aspects of the paper were very well executed and provided for a very smooth read.

9. Finally, what grade would you give this paper if you were evaluating it as it is now?

I would have to give this paper a solid A-