Rhetorical Triangle/Situation
Who is/are the rhetor(s)?
Kate Warrington, Natasha, Kovalyova, and Cindy King
Establishing credibility
What is an advantage and disadvantage of libraries as potential source?
Advantage: high quality, carefully reviewed & selected, systematically organized & catalogued, staff can help you find what you're looking for.
Disadvantage: limited by space & budget, specialized in some subjects but not all.
What does RLW stand for and what does it mean?
RLW = Reading like a Writer, it refers to reading like an "architect", analyzing the decisions that the writer made, not necessarily reading for the content as much as to understand how they wrote and analyzing why they did it that way.
What is the full name of this class?
EL 130: College Literacy Strategies for Multilingual Students
Who is the intended audience?
Students - particularly first year writing course students:
"This article walks students through how to use critical reading strategies to help them select credible sources for their research papers and helps them understand how critical reading assignments they may have completed earlier in the semester have prepared them for the difficult task of selecting sources"
What are two questions you can ask to determine an author's credibility?
1. Who is the author?
2. How do I know that he/she is knowledgeable about the subject?
What two things are damaged when an author presents an illogical argument or an argument that seems to change as it develops?
The author's credibility and persuasiveness is damaged
What are the parts of the rhetorical triangle?
Usually described as either :
ethos, pathos, logos
OR
speaker, topic, audience (and purpose)
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
What is the medium of this piece of rhetoric? (The delivery vehicle or interface between the speaker/writer and the audience)
Printed/published essay - chapter is a part of the Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing open textbook series.
What two questions can you ask to determine the degree to which a source is biased?
- Is the author using emotional appeals/manipulation in his or her argument?
- Does the author use "loaded" language to distract readers from relevant reasons and evidence?
What are three questions that help you to determine whether an argument is logically acceptible?
- Is the support for the argument appropriate to the claim?
- Are all the statements believable?
- Is the argument consistent and complete?
Why did Karina & Converse get into some trouble recently?
Due to an advertising mistake (?) where one photo seemed to invoke imagery related to the Ku Klux Klan & lynching (the white triangle of her dress and the hanging shoes)
Who is the author of "Flowers for Algernon"
Daniel Keyes
What is the exigence for this paper?
Students require a variety of skills for research assignments - this paper helps to walk students through critical reading strategies that will help them what sources to use for a research paper.
What is a potential problem with selecting sources that rely on pathos for research projects?
We have to ensure that the author's appeal to emotion is not a sign of bias
What is "loaded language" and why do we need to be aware of it?
An example of "loaded language" might be to call an opposing argument as "uninformed" or "nonsensical", even "stupid". In other words, loaded language can be examples that carry strong negative (or positive) emotional weight that can be used to influence opinions or trigger emotional responses - and they can be signs of bias.
What was it that Charlie Gordon had that allowed him to be selected for the experimental surgery?
His motivation (motorvation) to learn and improve.
What are 2 "writing myths" that were introduced in the article "What is 'Academic' Writing by Lennie Irvin?
1) Paint by numbers myth (there are a certain number of steps to be performed in a particular order in order to write "correctly")
2) Writers only start when they figured everything out
3) The "perfect" first draft
4) Some are natural writers
5) Good grammar = good writing
6) 5 paragraph writing is good/bad
7) Never use "I"
So what - why does the credibility of your sources matter?
You need to establish your own credibility in your writing; if your sources aren't credible - then your own credibility suffers.
Appropriate use of logos is important because, "the more logical an argument is, the more likely the reader...."
Finish the sentence.
"The more logical the argument, the more likely the reader will be persuaded."
When you evaluate a piece of writing (or rhetoric) using the questions this article provides, what skills are you using?
Critical reading & thinking skills; the same skills you need to use when evaluating sources for your research essay
Who do we usually cite as the father/creator of the rhetorical appeals?
Aristotle
From the back half of this reading (optional):
What does the .org extension in the URL signal or indicate about a website & how does it affect its credibility?
It indicates that the website is not set up for commercial purposes, it isn't deriving profit from activity on the site. It means that the information on the site may be more straightforward and we can conclude that it may be less inclined to persuade us for personal/private profit.