For example, although the piece uses numerous rhetorical and personal examples, it does not base its argument on specific details or facts. Therefore, the author uses an apparent use of reason, or in other words, the piece includes rhetoric that might seem reasonable (especially if you are a pragmatic progressive), but in reality only has the appearance of using reason (Quantz, 2015, page 28). Therefore, the entire article can be summarized as her opinion as a progressive educator, rather than a factual criticism of the RGSE system. To delve deeper into this thought, the only concrete evidence provided by the author is a link that takes you to a video of RGSE teachers at work. However, when I clicked on the link, I was taken to a page that said there was an error and the page I was looking for was removed and no longer existed. Therefore, the only part of this article without opinions, where the reader can review the information provided and express their thoughts, is no longer available. While it is important to realize that this information may have been available earlier, closer to 2012, it is also critical to realize that, to apply an empirical eye to the piece, the reader must be able to process their own thinking about the data presented, rather than blindly following the author's advice and thoughts. Therefore,
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