tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post579288395530634366..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Argumentative StylesJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-79827756240190555462011-02-20T18:42:27.013-06:002011-02-20T18:42:27.013-06:00My students often favor the argument that goes as ...My students often favor the argument that goes as follows, "The writer had problems with his mother and an absent father, so this is why he wrote XYZ." This got so bad that I now put "Don't try to psychoanalyze the writer" on the sheet with the instructions on how to write the final essay.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.com