Among the two articles stated above, the article written by Sarah Fecht is more successful, compelling and persuasive because not only the plot of the article changes very smoothly but also the rhetoric in the article is very rich to convince its readers. The way ideas presented in both article are very clear. The rhetoric of “The case for alien life” is more persuasive than “Looking for life as we know it”. Because it provides a clear description, and the author’s use of logos and ethos are much professional than the other article. What makes “The case for alien life” more interesting is, in her article, Fecht takes an investigative standpoint while Miller just randomly throws out a bunch of information in his article without clear descriptions, that’s why sometimes it’s very difficult to follow Miller’s point of view. In Fecht’s article, the introduction is anecdotal as well as historical. Author starts her article with “only one planet been proven to support life: Earth” () and tells us little story how scientists come to believe there might life thrive far beyond our galaxy. At the
Among the two articles stated above, the article written by Sarah Fecht is more successful, compelling and persuasive because not only the plot of the article changes very smoothly but also the rhetoric in the article is very rich to convince its readers. The way ideas presented in both article are very clear. The rhetoric of “The case for alien life” is more persuasive than “Looking for life as we know it”. Because it provides a clear description, and the author’s use of logos and ethos are much professional than the other article. What makes “The case for alien life” more interesting is, in her article, Fecht takes an investigative standpoint while Miller just randomly throws out a bunch of information in his article without clear descriptions, that’s why sometimes it’s very difficult to follow Miller’s point of view. In Fecht’s article, the introduction is anecdotal as well as historical. Author starts her article with “only one planet been proven to support life: Earth” () and tells us little story how scientists come to believe there might life thrive far beyond our galaxy. At the