An Argumentative Essay on “What the Dog Saw”

An Argumentative Essay on “What the Dog Saw”

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This paper argues over the article “What the Dog Saw?” by Malcolm Gladwell in which he writes about how a man became a millionaire using his ability to tame and understand dogs. The article is about “The Dog Whisperer”, Cesar Millan. There has been speculation and disbelief among the general public as to the legitimacy of the popular. Some people argue that the show is scripted and is not realistic in nature as to how a man can comprehend what a dog thinks or sees. There is one school of thought that has shown favor to the show and some have even come up with the concept of “Dogology” (Wallace, pp.29-45).

Introduction

Gladwell obviously has a gift for casting his eye on both the ordinary and the extraordinary that surround us and writes about it in a way that makes us see these things in a different light. As a journalist and a writer he finds his story by trying to get inside someone else's head. The title of the book refers to a piece he wrote on Cesar Milan (Stillinger & Greenblatt, pp. 67-99).

Thesis Statement

How well does Gladwell explains the psychological aspect of the telepathic conversation between a dog and a human being?

Highlights of the Essay

Malcolm Gladwell, an Author who, with only three books has managed to become one of the favorite communicators. The secret: every 2 or 3 pages guarantees the reading of a surprising fact reader never read before, or a multidisciplinary research that combines lucubration to afford to contemplate the world in a completely new (for example, recognizing that people with success is not because he is better than others, or that sometimes intuition is more useful than the thorough analysis, or that people are not bad or good, but buenamala malabuena and depending on circumstances) (Pike & Acosta, pp.34-58).

With what he saw the dog, Gladwell does not return with a new and highly anticipated book. But for those who, like the undersigned, are eager for a new volume, I saw the dog is a pleasant interlude. Hell, in itself is as good as any of the foregoing Gladwell books. And is that what has been found in it he saw the dog is a compilation of articles that Gladwell wrote before he became famous with their works explosively. Items that once were posted on the pages of The New Yorker since 1996.

Gladwell has personally performed the selection, and has grouped them into three categories. The first section deals with the obsessive, and those who Gladwell called genius children. That is, not talking about Einstein, but the inventor of the cooking pots of teleshopping or those who tried to revolutionize the world of ketchup, Heinz trying to dethrone. The second section is devoted to theories, ways of organizing experience. How should we think about the homeless, financial scandals or in a fire disaster like the Challenger? (Milosz & Hass, ...