In Class Lab: Analyzing an Arguement

Chloe's Paper:
1.) What is the claim?
a. That antidepressants shouldn't be used.
b. The claim is stated as the first sentence.
2.) What support does the writer offer for the claim?
a. Her reasons imply that antidepressants don't allow the natural process of cooping with a a negative situation. They are not a solution, but a sedation. Plus the prices are outrageous.
b. She provides factual information involving serotonin levels, and how they affect ones mood when treated with antidepressants. She provides a cause, and effects of this medication by also listing the possible side effects.
c. The reasons seem to provide a well detailed position with sufficient evidence.
3.) How evenhandedly does the writer present the issues? 
a. There is a counterargument involving the use of antidepressants as a solution over a therapist, but the writer provides in detail the negatives of doing such things, and backing it up with evidence.
b. All the above. The writer tries to understand the other perspectives, but counters with concise logic.
c. Yes, she seems to provide appropriate qualified arguments.
4.) What authorities or sources of outside information does the writer use?
a. To quote someone using antidepressants, and providing there counterargument.
b. The sources seem to be reliable.
c. They range from 2013 to 2015, so in my opinion yes.
5.) How does the writer address you as the reader?
a. The writer believes you'll understand the gist of what this medication tries to do, but implies some background anyway.
b. The writer does include you, or me.
c. The author believe the reader has once had depression in there life, and that as timed pasted they naturally got over it.

Corben's Paper:
1.) What is the claim?
a. He believes should have, or like virtual reality.
b. The thesis is a little tricky to understand, but I guess he implies that everyone should have virtual reality when he states "yes, everyone should want this."
2.) What support does the writer offer for the claim?
a. He states that virtual reality has many different qualities, and is always updating.
b. Most most of his facts come from a company by the name of Wired, and puts in reactions to the Google Cardboard.
c. He provides the same reasons, but he makes them credible because they come from several sources.
3.) How evenhandedly does the writer present the issues? 
a. He mentions various counterarguments, and provides in response to them all about about Google Cardboard is cheap, and worth there time.
b. He defines them, and refutes them.
c. Respectfully.
d. He brings logic to his arguments, but uses what seems to be mostly opinions to barely defend his position.
4.) What authorities or sources of outside information does the writer use?
a. The sources give support to his perspective on Google Cardboard.
b.Wired seems to be a factual enough source even if it does seem a little bias.
c. They are from 2014 to 2015, so they are pretty current.
5.) How does the writer address you as the reader?
a. He provides background information for the reader in the first few paragraphs, so they can have a general idea of what Google cardboard encompasses.
b. The beginning makes me as a reader interested in what he has to say. He wants me to know why I should appreciate Google Cardboard.
c. I believe virtual reality is the next step for the future. It's in our sights (literally), and we should jump on the bandwagon, and go purchase it.