Bell Ringer:

Quiz on Rhetorical Appeals FridayComplete Culminating Activity

Write about something ugly — war,

fear, hate, cruelty, loss, pain – but

find the beauty (silver lining) in

it.

There’s something ironically comforting when the seams of everything you’ve ever worked for finally burst apart, the insides of you exploding all over your carefully constructed world. Like in the eye of the storm, everything suddenly stops whirling, and you stop - you stop trying. Because it’s too late to scavenge for broken pieces or make futile attempts at saving face. It’s just done. Done.

Yet it’s the first time you’ve slept, like really slept in years because it’s the first time your brain had no reason to be awake. And it’s the first time you’ve honestly not cared what anyone thinks because they couldn’t possibly think any worse than they do now. There’s nothing left to fear when the worst is done, so you just be, and you’ve never felt peace like that, not in all your happiest moments combined.

review: RHETORICAL APPEALSEthos

Pathos

Logos

review: ETHOSWhat are the three parts of ethos?

What are some ways get the audience to trust you?

There are two major ways to prove your authority on a subject, what are they?

review: PATHOS

Vivid ____________ and strong ______________ appeal to pathos.

For what reasons do we use pathos?

Why is it important to be careful with pathos?

What things should you consider when using pathos?

What is propaganda?

What is ridicule?

review: LOGOSWhat are the 2 categories of evidence?

What are the 4 types of “hard” evidence we discussed in class?

What are the 5 types of reasoning evidence we discussed in class?

“Hard” Inartistic Evidence

FactsStatistics

Surveys/PollsTestimony/Narrative

SyllogismEnthymeme

DegreeAnalogy

Precedent

Reasoning - artistic Evidence

According to Dr. Phil, if men want to be successful in their marriage and family life, they have to change and broaden their definition of what it means to be successful as a man.

More Romney voters (27%) than Obama voters (16%) believe in a government UFO coverup.

All human societies are doomed to deteriorate over time. America is a human society. America is doomed to deteriorate over time.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.

A writer’s pen is his sword.

I became a civil rights lawyer, and taught constitutional law, and after a time, I came to understand that our cherished rights of liberty and equality depend on the active participation of an awakened electorate.

I aced the last two tests, so I’m sure I will do well on the next one.

We cannot trust this man, for he has perjured himself in the past.

Laughter is a meretricious act. All meretricious acts are melancholic in nature. Laughter is melancholic in nature.

The court’s subsequent decisions are based on the previously judge-made theory of substantive due process.

He must be a socialist because he favors a graduated income-tax.

66% of Trump's supporters believe that Obama is a Muslim.

Speaking more than one language makes the brain more agile and increases IQ.

I’d rather fail at being original than succeed at imitating others.

To thwack a child over the head because he does not get his lesson is about as wise as it would be to rap a watch with a hammer because it does not keep good time.

Eating an apple will keep you awake better in the morning than drinking coffee.

School desks have 300 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.

review: LOGOSWhy is it important to scrutinize facts, statistics, polls, and surveys?

What things should you consider when analyzing polls and surveys?

What 2 kinds of analogies are there?

ETHOS LOGOS & PATHOS are inextricably bound.Laying out your argument logically builds ethos.It is only logical to listen to an expert.Who better to speak to about the pain of losing a loved one than someone who’s gone through it?Political satirists are experts at saying things perfectly logical and completely hilarious…

… you get it.

New York Times

Letter to barack obama

by Toni Morrisonhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1LQuEEpVexBCHclHxE_B8ZMaXgxWJBIiKPLGcAWbmmZI/edit

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How does she build her argument? What appeals does she use?

Culminating Activity (Your Homework)Read the 4 texts related to the first moon landing and answer the following questions for each:1. What is the purpose of the text?

2. How does the speaker, audience, and subject affect the text?

3. How does it appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos?

4. How effective is it in achieving it’s purpose?

Tomorrow:We will have our first socratic seminar.

The purpose of a Socratic Seminar is to achieve a deeper understanding about the ideas and values in a text. In the Seminar, participants systematically question and examine issues and articulate different points-of-view. The group conversation assists participants in constructing meaning through disciplined analysis, interpretation, listening, and participation.