Rhetorical Triangles
What is pathos?
An emotional appeal
What is Amy Tan's essay called?
Mother Tongue
Four
How many points was the discourse analysis essay worth?
50
How do you spell Taylor's last name?
Thiel
Define kairos:
A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action : the opportune and decisive moment.
What is Castro's first name?
Joy
What's a primary source?
A source that comes direclty from the person who experienced the event
How many "free days" of attendance did you have?
3
(Bonus points if you say: but more if you talked to Taylor about it)
What was Taylor's favorite essay of the four we read in class?
Castro's
Give an example of the way visuals can be rhetorical?
Could be:
Ad uses music to try and make the audience cry. etc.
Name on of the challenges regarding revision from the Grauman reading?
Seeing writing ability as an unchangeable character trait (147)
Deciphering teacher feedback (148)
Deciding whether or not you have to or should take recommendations in your feedback (152)
What does "the composing process mean"?
How you think about the way you write
or, working on building a process for writing that works for you
Where do you go to find disability resources?
The Disability Resource Center
What sport did Taylor play in college?
Basketball
Whats the difference between ethos and logos?
Ethos has to do with the authors credibility
Logos has to do with numbers and statistics
Why does Limerick think professor's use overly academic language?
Answers could include:
They are secretly deeply insecure that no one likes them.
They don't actually know what they're talking about.
Name 3 ways to tell if a source is credible
Potential options include
Author has ethos
Peer reviewed
On a scholarly journal
Backs up it's data with numbers
Shows the sources it used
etc
What's the difference between implicit bias and confirmation bias?
Implicit bias is bias we are unaware of that comes from our environment and how we were raised.
Confirmation bias is only looking for things that we already think are true and then thinking we're right
What is the name of Taylor's husband?
Matt
Name the three main attributes of the rhetorical situation?
Audience
Purpose
Rhetor/Writer
What's Willie's brother's name?
Reggie
Name two of the activities we used to come up with research questions:
Field Trip
Google current events
Writing Prompt of what we're curious about
Writing prompt of what we're interested in
Name all 6 of Melzer's attributes of a discourse community:
1. A BROADLY AGREED UPON SET OF COMMON PUBLIC GOALS
2. MECHANISMS OF INTERCOMMUNICATION AMONG MEMBERS
3. USE OF THESE COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
AND FEEDBACK
4. ONE OR MORE GENRES THAT HELP FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE DIS-
COURSE COMMUNITY
5. A SPECIFIC LEXIS (SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE)
6. A THRESHOLD LEVEL OF EXPERT MEMBERS (24-26)
What is Taylor's main area of study for her Master's degree?
Poetry
Specifically, poetry on the female body.