Option 2
The main theme would have to be centered on the speaker in the essay. The whole point of his actions are based on one of the fallacies that he is trying to teach Polly; specifically, hypothesis contrary to fact. He hypothesized that because he was intelligent he could make her intelligent. In other words, the author encompasses all of the fallacies by making the main character a victim of the very fallacies he is impressing upon the female he is pursuing.
The sub theme, from a reader’s perspective, is to use comical examples to explain logical fallacies.
The author’s purpose is to educate. He is using an alternative means to educating, however. Whereas typical text uses a lot of technical wording to teach, the author’s method makes it easier to remember the individual fallacies by using common language and examples.
The author main focus is to use comedy and logic to state his argument. The main character stereotypes Polly believing he could incorporate fallacies to build the perfect girl. Polly however fascinated by the fallacies she had learned it doesn’t make her fall in love with him.
Justifying the main characters desire to create the perfect girl, he finds a beautiful one but not necessarily smart. He teaches her the logic of fallacies in his reasoning that Polly would be with him because she would be better with a man of his caliber. on 2
Thursday, January 31, 2008
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