In the book Outliers (2008) by Malcom Gladwell the main idea is to help readers understand success and where it comes from. Gladwell first appeals to his audience with the background information on Roseta, then he established his authority with historical and statistical examples, and lastly he sets his tone with a learned diction. The tone of this piece is informative and educational. The audience could include anyone from high school age to someone recently out of college. The purpose of this piece is to share the author's knowledge of success with his readers.
1. paesani-villigers
2. meritocracy-elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth
3. virtuosos-person of skill, especially in music
4. algorithm-set of rules or steps to solve mathematical problems, program a computer, etc.
The tone of this argument is informative.
1.syntax- numerically organized sections (1-90)
2. learned diction (1-90)
3. facts and statistics-"At four year colleges in the United States-the highest stream of postsecondary education- students belonging to the relatively youngest group in their class are under-represented by about 11.6 percent." (15-90)
4. allusion-"In the Bible, Joseph is cast out by his brothers and sold into slavery and then rises to become the pharaoh's right-hand man on the strength of his own brilliance and insight." (18)
5. epigraph-"For unto everyone that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath." (15)
Why did the author seperate ideas numerically?
Why did the author choose to use those specific examples?
How is this book going to help the people who read it?
"The emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert-in anything" (40)
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