I recently wrote an email in which I petitioned one my professors. My motivation for the email was clearly stated by the nature of my request. I asked, "[Would you] be open to reviewing [my assignment] and giving me some feedback about it, so that I can get the best grade possible?" The first part of this question shows that I was responding to a homework assignment that my professor had assigned. The question, "[Would you] be open...?" addressed the possibility of her position being a matter of time and availability. Thoughts about the amount of time looking over the assignment might take probably crossed her mind. I acknowledged this position, but then took her position as a teacher and her hope for her students to do well, and used it in backing up my own. I did this in the last sentence of the above phrase. By stating that my motives were to get "the best grade possible," I was able to reference an even stronger position that my professor is in charge of. Her job relies greatly on her students doing well. Knowing this, I complimented one of her positions, almost offering help and support for it, and therefore overriding her less reasonable and supported stance.
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