Method of Development response

In Walter Stewarts' essay "Good Old Us", he uses an unusual, yet
effective format. He begins by listing examples of events of unethical
behavior of Canadians in the past. He starts to list these examples
before he has stated his thesis, so while he constructs his argument
through use of examples, he lets the reader draw the conclusions of
what his thesis is. One advantage of this structure is that it engages
the reader immediately by jumping into these potentially shocking and
horrifying events. In doing this, Stewart clearly makes excellent use
of examples as a method of development. Finally after listing 11
different events that occurred over a wide range of times, he starts
into discussing his purpose. He states that we fail to see these major
blemishes in our own reputation, and are often too "smug" in comparing
ourselves to our American neighbors. Given all the evidence he's
already stated to support this claim, he continues on to list more
specific examples of where Canadians have gone wrong in the course of history, and how these events were either overlooked or accepted as ethical. With such a large list of examples it is hard to argue against his thesis, making this a very effective essay.