These op-ed pieces are very strong one-sided arguments. The authors of the op-ed pieces seem like the kind of people you do not want to have an argument with. You might even want to walk the other direction when you see them approaching you on the street. The authors of the JSTOR Daily pieces base their articles on research and often reference their opinions to the opinions of other articles; for example, the stranger things article discussed “The Five Signs of Death”. You could bring in some evidence to be able to debunk a JSTOR Daily but an op-ed piece could not be proven or unproven. The JSTOR Daily article would be more acceptable to use to reference in an academic research paper. Op-ed pieces are about current life events nut they base their current opinions on past events. The viral Black Death article brings to lights the lynching of African Americans and compared it to the current injustice African Americans face now. The op-ed piece reinforces emotional appeals. The JSTOR Daily uses more logos while the op-ed pieces utilize pathos, however both kind of genres try to use ethos. In the “liberal are the sort of people who…” article uses loaded language in an attempt to appeal to their extremely conservative audience. Their audience will read this article and think it is humorous and will probably squeal “ahhhh so true” but their untargeted audience, aka the liberals, this article will be extremely insulting and frustrating. There isn’t much logic behind their argument. Op-ed pieces only try to appeal to one kind of audience, while JSTOR Daily can appeal to any general audience. The JSTOR Daily appeals more to younger (lazier) generations who don’t want to read long articles of extensive research. The JSTOR Daily reinforces western ideas of thinking, the idea that an opinion should be backed up by facts and research. Op-ed pieces are for more individualistic cultures rather than collective cultures. 

The Devitt reading was actually really difficult and, to be very honest, it was kind of boring at certain parts. The parts I found the most interesting was the parts that discussed that teachers can't really teach any genre of writing completely. It made me feel a lot better about my writing, because I  have never been a very good writer. I always felt so restricted when I write, no matter the genre. As Devitt discussed, all genres have their own ideology that they follow, and that ideology can be very restricting. I even feel somewhat trapped when I am typing this blog post. I feel like this has be to be informal, goofy, and contains lots of pictures. However, since I am writing for a class assignment, i feel uncomfortable using pictures and typing as if I am texting someone. As uncomfortable I am writing a blog, I still enjoy it more than a five paragraph essay.

All genres follow their own ideology, you'll be able to identify different types of writing just by looking at it. Each genre has its own structure that it follows. Within the structure, there are usually steps it follows. For example, within a five paragraph essay, there is always an intro, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The intro always has a attention grabber and the thesis with three positions or three main points. The body discusses the each main point and provides evidence to support each of the main points. Then the conclusion, just "ties everything together" and restates the main point. To be honest, the conclusion is pointless, most of high school ap teacher even said this. If your point needs to be restated again at the end, it probably wasn't very supported throughout the essay. 

When Devitt says "existing power structures and dynamics" (347) I think she means that each types of writing each strict styles of writing. For example, resumes always have to have your name at the beginning of the paper. The five paragraph essay has the intro, bodies, and conclusion; and there is no deviation from that order. They have so much power because they are so restricting.  

The types of writing that I encounter in my every life are writing such as resumes, research papers, and social media posts. The types of writing I usually encountered are informal but they still follow a certain format. The resumes tells an employer quality about yourself that would ensure a job with them. Social media posts tell your audience something about yourself or something going on in your life. Research papers provide information about a topic. No matter the genre, there is a story to tell.