{"id":246,"date":"2021-03-31T19:24:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T19:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writingspaces-org.jvn.jad.mybluehost.me\/mvetter\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2021-09-10T14:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T14:43:51","slug":"i-need-you-to-say-i-why-first-person-is-important-in-college-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/past-volumes\/i-need-you-to-say-i-why-first-person-is-important-in-college-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"I Need You to Say \u201cI\u201d: Why First Person Is Important in College Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kate McKinney Maddalena<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volume 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/I-need-you-to-say-I.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Embed of I Need You to Say &quot;I&quot;: Why First Person Is Important in College Writing..\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/I-need-you-to-say-I.pdf\">I Need You to Say &#8220;I&#8221;: Why First Person Is Important in College Writing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/I-need-you-to-say-I.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">In this essay, I argue against the common misconception that \u201cI\u201d has no place in formal writing. I discuss many theoretical and rhetorical ways (objectivity and intellectual integrity, and clarity and organization, respectively) in which first person, used prudently, can improve written argument. I then show some examples of academic prose that illustrate the rhetorical concepts I\u2019ve described. 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