DQ 1
Post at least a 150-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply: • Review Ch. 10, Section 9.3, of Writing for Success. Everyone has biases. Biases are not always negative; they can help you construct a strong argument. How can a bias negatively affect your essay? What can you do to prevent this?
I think when you get too attached to the topic that you are writing about it can negatively affect your essay. Way's you can prevent this are not getting emotionally involved into the topic. You can also try to distance yourself from the topic so you can write about it in a neutral light. Sometimes when there is too much emotion or too much of yourself in a paper it can turn a reader off. I think to be an effect writer you need to know how to make a strong argument without being biased. I know when I read the news I would prefer non-biased articles but that is hardly ever the case. So I eventually stopped watching and reading the news. I think as an academic writer you should not be biased in your writings and just show the facts and truths that you find for your essay or paper.

DQ 2

Post at least a 150-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply: • The use of the first-person I in academic writing has been a source of debate. How do you feel about using I in an academic essay? What issues arise with the use of I in an academic essay, and how can you prevent it?

DQ 3
Post at least a 150-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply:
• In what situations are compare-and-contrast essays effective? When would that style be ineffective? What is the difference? Explain.

DQ 4
Post at least a 150-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply: • Do you think that paying attention to your audience, purpose,