Name That Rhetorical Term!
Stakeholder Identification
Mapping the Conversations
Source Talk
Stasis Theory
100
Someone that is affected by or affects an issue. They may have the ability to create change or may not.
What is a Stakeholder?
100
Name one stakeholder for the following issue:
Pollution of the Environment.
What are:
Children, Adults, Companies, Government, Fishermen, Farmers, Healthcare Workers?
100
What formats can you cite your work in? +100 if you can name BOTH formats.
What are MLA and APA?
100
What kind of source is Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I had a dream" Speech?
What is a Primary Source?
100
Definition of "Stasis Theory".
What is "A tool that helps us to locate where stakeholders have common ground and lose common ground, or in stasis theory language, we use the term “in stasis” when stakeholders have points of agreement and “out of stasis” for when stakeholders diverge in their perspectives." -TopHat Chapter 9
200
What is the term for the effect the writer intends for it to have on a particular audience.
What is Rhetorical Purpose?
200
Name two stakeholders for the following issue:
Using AI in the classroom.
What are:
Students, Teachers, Administrators, Hiring Managers, AI Companies, Government?
200
How many stakeholders do you have to discuss?
What is five stakeholders?
200
The minimum number of sources required for the Mapping the Conversations essay.
What is 10?
200
Your grandpappy doesn't believe that the earth is round, even though you keep showing him photos of earth from space. On what level of stasis do you disagree?
What is Fact?
300
A problem or issue that can be solved or approached by rhetoric. The reason why we craft rhetorical messages. Key aspect of rhetorical situation.
What is Exigence?
300
Name three stakeholders for the following issue:
The Luka Doncic / Anthony Davis trade.
What are:
Mavericks/Lakers Fans, NBA Executives, Mavericks/Lakers Owners, Mavs/Lakers Front Office, Coaches, other players.
300
Name the method you'll use to evaluate the differences between stakeholders.
What is stasis theory?
300
A research article written by experts, commenting on something that happened a few months ago.
What is a Secondary Source?
300
Explain the correct order for the levels of Stasis Theory.
What is Fact, Definition, Values, Policy?
400
The way authors strengthen their arguments. You find these through conducting research.
What are sources and citations?
400
Name four stakeholders for the following issue:
Underage Drinking in Lubbock, TX.
What are:
Lawmakers, Students, Parents, Police Officers, Liquor Stores, The University?
400
How many words does your Mapping the Conversations Essay have to have?
What is 1500 words?
400
What is an immediate source. Provide an example.
A reactionary source that comes immediately after an event happens. Social media post, national news websites, local online newspapers, news on TV, radio programming.
400
Your roommate and you both agree the dirty dishes in the sink are gross, but you think that they should just wash the dishes and they want to just start using paper plates. What level of stasis do you disagree on?
What is Actions/Policy?
500
Name the reporter's questions. Why are they valuable?
Who, what, when, where, why, and how.
500
Define "Silent Stakeholder" AND give an example of one.
What is a stakeholder that may be unaware of how the issue impacts them or they are unable to argue on their own behalf.
500
Explain how the Mapping the Conversations essay assignment can benefit you in the real world.
By investigating the points of view surrounding an issue, you can better understand how to reach an audience and persuade them to support your perspective or change their minds to match yours. This skill can benefit you in almost any situation or career.
500
What kind of sources can you create? What kind of data can you generate?
What are interviews or surveys of stakeholders.
500
Texas Tech students are required to live in dorms their first year, whether they like it or not. What are the University's values in this?
Explain why the University values having students live on campus.
