Response essay

Outline

1. Introduction
2. Thesis

• Appeals

1. Organization
2. Translation

Response essay

Introduction

The essay is about atheism and the perception of people about it. The author has written the essay well.  Ideas are well presented.

Thesis

The thesis advanced through the essay is about atheism and how people perceive it. From the introduction, the author has managed to bring into limelight the reasons for joining atheism.  The frustrations in life, death of a mother and people consolation were the driving force to becoming an atheist. Furthermore, regardless of devoting and praying, no positive results were forthcoming. This drove the author to atheism, a belief that there was no God. The author has therefore managed to introduce the thesis in a clear manner that fosters understanding. In addition, this interesting introduction helps the readers to gain interest to want to read and find out how the entire essay turns out to be.

Appeals

In writing, the author uses various strategies to appeal to the readers. To achieve this, various rhetoric appeals are key to ensuring that audiences remain interested in reading a certain piece of work. These appeals include ethos, pathos and logos. The essay is credible and therefore is able to attract the attention of the readers. It is being conveyed from the point of view of the affected person. Credibility is enhanced due to first person narration. Society thinks that atheists are bad and destructive people. However, this is not the case. The author uses example of David Miler to argue and support the claim that atheism is misunderstood. David was not received well by police in 1970 when he reported to them that a certain healer was telling congregation not to take medicine but have faith to be healed.  Various police officers did not agree with him and felt that he was misleading the faith of the believers. Furthermore, the author uses authoritative sources of information to help support the claim such as Miler.  Moreover, the author uses previous studies to argue the claim. For instance, a study conducted in 2006 by the University of Minnesota found out that indeed theists were the least trusted members of the society.

Organization

The author also uses logos. The essay is well organized from the introduction to the conclusion. The author introduced the main issues and defined the thesis. The body is organized into various paragraphs that explain different concepts in a coherent manner. The conclusion sums out all the details and the way forward. The author reinstates the need for the society to change their perception about the atheists.  Emotions of the authors are explained better in the introduction. The way the author recounts the ordeals that were experienced makes the readers to believe that indeed the arguments are true. The author narrates the pain and the anguish after the loss of a parent and lack of hope in life. Therefore, enough evidence has been used to support the claim or the arguments of the author

Transition

Transition is well used in the essay.  Ideas are well presented in a coherent manner. The author uses hints to tell the reader what the next paragraph is about. This has enabled the article to flow and covey the thoughts and ideas of the writer in a good manner.

In general, the article is well written. The author has used evidence that has enhanced credibility of the articles and appealed to the readers.  Sentences are well constructed and transitions are well used. Hence, the author has managed to successfully convey the message to the readers and therefore people’s negative perception about atheism can be changed.

Work Cited

The article, ‘The American Atheist”

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