Image via WikipediaThis week we're supposed to "think about stasis theory" because our first essay assignment is to analyze a newspaper editorial by applying stasis theory. Basically, we just have to identify the argument being made. I think I've got this one nailed. The editorial I picked is about the debt ceiling crisis, and how "10 idiots held the entire country hostage on a whim." After answering the stasis questions, I'm pretty sure it's an argument of fact: the newspaper is pointing out all of the consequences of the refusal to vote to raise the ceiling, which certainly put that group -- and their constituents -- in a pretty bad light. They saw their actions as a victory, but the editorial makes it clear that they did harm on a global scale.Now all I have to do is start a draft.
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