1: Overall concerns that I have with my research:
1. Having trouble getting non bias, primary sources that realte back to the initial subject. (getting reports from socialites, but not relating to my subject)
2. Having outdated sources that relate to my subject, but not with recent times.
3. Finding a source on the "other side" of New York Fashion Week, people who dont belive it is important.
2. Summary of each source:
Source #1: Interview with Michael Kors about New York Fashion Week...
I feel that this qualifies as a primary source because it is a personal interview regarding fashion from a designer participating in NYFW therefore he has a first hand ecperience with the actual event. I choose this sourse becuase he had many good things to say about the people that attend the fashion shows, which is what my subject is. It addresses my topic by relating the fashion shows to the people from New York who attend. The sourse basically gives MK's opinion about fashion week, his particular line, the people who attend, and the series of events that take place. Instead of giving an outside view of the event, it states the opinion of the designer, which is important because they play a big role in the fashion shows. Since the article was about MK, it is rhetorical and bias towrds not only his spring 2010 line, but fashion week in a whole. Some outside sources might belive that fashion week is a waste of time, money and resources, but by reading what MK has to say about fashion week, one would not even consider to think it is a waste.
Source #2: Article written about Fashion Week by a New York socialite, who attended the events...
I feel that the sourse qualifies as a primary source becuase my subject deals with how New York socialites and New York Fashion Week relate to one another, and this article relates the two subjects first hand by having a New York socialite write about the events. I choose this source becuase it related my subjects together really well, and covered the topic from an important view. It clearly addresses my topic by involving both sides of my argument. The source is just a general summary of the events that took place during New York Fashion Week, and how the socialite felt about each event, designer, and line. The article was very rhetorical becuase it convienced the audience that New York Fashion Week was an important event, as well as convienced the audience which lines were better than others.
Source #3: an article in the Tobe report, one of the leading trend forcasting magazines, regarding Fashion Week...
This source qualifies as a primary source becuase it is a professional view of New York Fashion Week. I choose this source becuase I figured it would give the most knowledgable imformation about NYFW and it was a credible sourse. It also gave statistics and facts instead of just opinions. THis source was just an overview of the events that took place and the trends that came out of the shows. The article was rhetorical becuase it was persuading the audience to believe in the future trend that were forcasted to take place.
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I think that your concerns are valid because your topic is a bit difficult to try and find opposing viewpoints. I think the most powerful sources you can find while making your arguments would be the interviews of people who are directly involved. These I think would be the most influential while making your arguments and they are definitely primary ones. I think that you know what you want to talk about and argue, and that your main concern would be to try and find other viewpoints on the issue. As I am not really an expert on this topic, I do not know exactly where you would want to look but I would think there would be interviews or videos on subject online that you could find. I think you have a lot of good ethos and pathos, but you should try and find some logos as well because you don't seem to have many statistics involved in your argument. This may be difficult to find for your topic, but you should at least try as it would add some power to your arguments. Overall you seem really interested in your topic and you should be fine with your argument!
ReplyDeleteI think you have some good sources and it was a good idea to use the interview with the designer. I think you might want to consider using some sources that are from the point of view from someone not part of this higher class. I can understand your concern about finding nonbias sources, but i think since you are making an argument, it is okay to use some biased sources. I think the controlling idea is that there is a direct connection between New York fashion week and the New York socialites. I think a rhetorical thing you can further explore would be what ways does this affect those involved and those not directly involved?
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