Both authors use very engaging writing that draws the reader in making them agree, remember their stories and support them. They each wrote clear unopposed explanations of the point they were trying to make. They were using logos here by giving evidence and a logical explanation for their point of view that left the reader with no choice but to agree. Amy Tan did this when she was explaining how clear it was that writing her essay in her mothers style of speaking and perfection how she expressed her emotions was a success, thus making the reader see reason that she was creating something beautiful. Douglass did this as he put the idea of slavery into a simple example that exclaimed how cruel slavery is. They both also told interesting stories, Amy's about how her mothers "broken" english affected her life and Douglass' story about his experience in slavery, which both made the stories credible. They were also remembered because each author wrote with personality. Their use of pathos enabled them to gain the readers true support. Amy made the reader feel sorry for her struggle of learning how to read with a mother speaking "broken english" and admire her for succeeding, which made people want to help in any way. Douglass readers were immensely empathetic for him after he spoke seriously about the horrific ways he was treated as a slave, and admired him for being able to read despite his circumstances, thus making them give their unrestricted support to him.

    The most successful rhetorical move they used was ethos and the conclusion. Their stories that they became excellent writers were fascinating yet hard to believe due to their past circumstances. They used ethos to gain credibility that they did overcome suffering and become scholarly writers. They both used sophisticated language that impressed the reader. Amy explained how much she practiced and Douglass revealed the significant steps he took to becoming literate. They also each used powerful conclusions that made their narratives persuasive. Amy finished hers with a confident statement on how successful her essay was persuading the reader to truly believe that it was and opening their mind to diverse forms of writing. Douglass concluded his narrative by saying "I finally succeeded in learning how to write". This was a powerful last statement because the reader not only understood his accomplishment but felt how important it was to Douglass and wanted every slave to accomplish the same.

     I wouldn't have changed their essay but I feel that they should have added more to be more persuasive. Amy Tan finishes hers by saying how successful she felt her diverse essay was. I would of used ethos here by adding the reaction her teacher and the world had to this essay. If she proved how successful it was by other peoples reaction to it, she would be have more credibility that it was in fact successful and I would have been more persuaded to write diverse essays like her. Douglass ended on a powerful sentence but he could have persuaded me more. If he had added how reading helped him escape slavery and succeed as a adult I would have placed a higher value on reading and he would have persuaded me to support him more.