Assertion Analysis #10

       The general assertion made by Cotton Mather is that witchcraft is upon us, and more people will be involved on the scene. Thus, he also suggests that as these witches rise, they have the potential to create dreadful monsters/effects, and have their "praises spout." The entire written passage shows what they might do, creating "monsters of the bubbling deep". Therefore, people will be stunned as they "wag their tail" during the situation.
       The entire passage uses one particular fallacies: assertion to fear. He is against witchcraft, but he is acting like what the people do and say in witchcraft. Doing so, these people will be scared on the witchcraft, and the people who are involved in it. They will also be suspicious if they are next in line. by having this fallacy, he is able to make the people feel cautious on his/her surroundings.

Assertion analysis #9

       John Winthrop has created an assertion that we shall be far superior against the rest of the people. In other terms, Winthrop suggests that we need to stand up, and take over the existing ideas, and make the enemies suffer. In this passage, he writes,"we shall be as a city upon a hill" refers that we become far stronger upon an area, as to be indestructible from other people's ideas, if we did it correctly.

       This assertion is supported by Winthrop's use of similes, and pathos. For example, he uses similes in sentences such as "..as a city.." refers that we are a city, as in a new order, a new fix for the land. In other words, he wants us to take over. He uses pathos to make his person feel like he is guilty, letting other people overcome him/herself as we "deal falsely with our god". lastly, he uses anaphora in "we shall", in order to give us something to do, in order to make things right. By using similes, pathos, and anaphora, he is able to give us a reason why we should not be guilty, and take over correctly.

Assertion analysis #8

       This general assertion made by Plato is that he want us to know if we are in a questioning state of being awake, or asleep , or at the same time. More specifically, he suggested that in this day, if its true that we are truly, 100% awake, just enough where the mind and the body interact with another living being. And also present that as we sleep, we are in the unconscious state, where we do nothing, but generate pictures in our minds.
       His entire quote wants us to question the state of our mind, that if we are in the awake state, typing this analysis as we go, but deep down, we are asleep. It feels like that we experienced it, but didn't seem to noticed the phenomena over time.
      This passage is supported by Plato's use of rhetorical questioning. His entire quote is a question, where we ponder that if we are awake or asleep. But then, if we are both asleep and and awake, then we got a paradox out of reasoning. By using rhetorical questioning, he wants the audience to figure it out, and prove it that we are in the state we know today.