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Of course Stedman follows his own convention! He would be a hypocrite and a bad writer if he did not. Armadillo Roadkill is one of the annoyances that Stedman listed and it's defined as putting in a quote without first introducing it. How he follows this is when he is doing an example of Uncle Barry and His Encyclopedia of Useless Information. In the example he states "Addressing this issue, David M. Potter comments, “Whether Seward meant this literally or not, it was in fact a singularly accurate forecast for territorial Kansas” (199). (248)" He introduces the quote with "Adressing this issue" and stating his sources name.

The serious issue I have when using outside sources is when I find a great article with credible and bountiful information but it gives me no author. In example of this in one of my own papers is my Doc 2 essay about Math and Math anxiety. I used a quote from an article by Radford University to prove one of my points but I couldn't find a specific author. So, in my work cited page it says    “ Reducing Math Anxiety .” Radford University, www.radford.edu/content/LARC/home/learning-guides/math/math-anxiety.html. I couldn't give it a complete citation because there essentially isn't an specific author. For all I know it can be a group of professionals or students with math anxiety that wrote that article.

Does Cloud Tweak's posts fit the criteria to be in the blogging genre? Yes, because according to Dirk's essay "-when something new happens that requires a response, someone must create that first response. Then when that situation happens again, another person uses the first response as a basis for the second, and eventually everyone who encounters this situation is basing his/her response on the previous ones,resulting in the creation of a new genre. (251)" The posts on Cloud Tweaks are either their opinion on another's opinion or them just stating their opinion on an controversial topic in the technological world. For example in the post  "Will Artificial Intelligence Impact Jobs." Leindwand not only uses compare and contrast but he is also using and basing some of his responses on the opinions of others.

Is blogging really a Genre? Yes, yes it is! According to Kerry Dirk a genre is when "a  situation happens again, another person uses the first response as a basis for the second, and eventually everyone who encounters this situation is basing his/her response on the previous ones, resulting in the creation of a new genre. (252)" When we blog sometimes we are blogging using our own thoughts and knowledge but other times we are blogging on certain topics and basing our positions on the thoughts of others. Therefore we are participating in a genre.

The post I will be analyzing the outline and arrangement  from Cloud Tweaks is "Will Artificial Intelligence Impact Jobs" written by Allan Leinwand. This article uses a problem and solution outline. For every paragraph, Leindwand states the problem or complaint that society has once stated about Artificial Intelligence and then introduces the solution that Artificial Intelligence could provide and how much better it could be. Also throughout the entire article Leindwand uses logical comparisons between Hamilton and Artificial Intelligence. Leinwand introduces the Hamilton quotes and then breaks it down to apply it to his stance on Artificial Intelligence. This gives the readers a clear view of what stance he holds and understand the point he is trying to get across.

The strategy I use for quick writing is starting with an outline. While I'm outlining my paper I ask my self: What are you going to say? Will it be relevant to your topic? How long do you want to make this paragraph?, etc. It helps me come up with coherent sentences and without noticing I put everything in orderly fashion for myself. Another strategy that I use is as soon as I understand my assignment I write what is on my mind. I don't recommend it for everybody because it is messy but it's great for me. It allows me to see what I know and understand. When I'm finished I then go back and proofread my assignment and began to dissect it. I take some sentences out completely or move them around within the paragraph that gives it the best fit.

Have you noticed when discussing public issues that it usually always ends up in an argument? When discussing such issues, people must educate themselves well on the subject and learn how to get your point across without extreme offence. An approach that I have found that is sensible is the Solid Foundation Strategy. According to Glen Llopis of Forbe's article The 4 Most Effective Ways Leaders Solve Problems, it states " Without strategy, change is merely substitution, not evolution.  A solid strategy must be implemented in order to solve any problem." With the Solid Foundation Strategy it allows room for all suggestions and time to digest what the suggestion means which leaves less opportunity for pointless arguments.