Prompt
True or False: MWA #3 is worth 40% of your grade for the course
False. It's worth 20%
What video clip did the model essay use?
Acceptable answer: The Office
(specifically, the clip was titled "Dwight's Fire Drill")
What are the 3 classic rhetorical appeals? Name at least two and briefly describe what they mean.
Ethos (credibility, trustworthiness)
Logos (logical reasoning)
Pathos (emotions, feelings)
True or False: MWA #3 is due this Sunday, May 1st
False: it's due Sunday, May 8th
Why did Schrute decide to simulate a fire drill? What had his first method for "persuasion" been and why does he believe it failed?
PowerPoint -- was too boring
The Rhetorical Analysis Guide features different categories to use while analyzing the video's "design choices." Excluding any of the classical appeals, name two.
Sound
Language
(I may accept more responses at my discretion)
True or False: The main tasks in this assignment are Rhetorically Analyzing the video's argument/persuasion and then composing an argumentative response that incorporates at least 3 sources
False: no sources are required; use your own thoughts. Please refer to the prompt for suggestions about what to discuss in your response.
The model essay had 5 paragraphs. Can you recall what they were each about? Here's help getting started...
Paragraph 1: the intro
Paragraph 2: the rhetorical analysis
Paragraph 3: the writer's argument against Schrute's attempt at persuasion
Paragraph 4: counterargument and refutation
Paragraph 5: conclusion
Fill in the blank: A rhetorical analysis involves noting, interpreting, and evaluating the "design choices" a text made to achieve its ________ with its audience.
Purpose: what the text wants the audience to do or believe; it's the reason why the author/text is even bothering to communicate
True or False: You should aim to spend a roughly equal amount of words on the Rhetorical Analysis and your Argumentative Response
True. I won't be counting, but if your attention is lopsided in one direction, that will hurt the grade.
According to Monday's class, what did I state was the weakest part of the essay and why?
The first body paragraph is very strong except for the first 4 sentences. Those distract from the paragraph's main focus. The essay would've gone from an A- to an A if those sentences were cut.
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What is the lowest acceptable word count for this assignment? What is the highest?
The word count is 700-900, plus or minus 50 words, so 650 and 950
According to Monday's class discussion, what did I state was the strongest part of the essay and why?
We mentioned several strong points. The answers I'll accept for this, however, are the two areas that I emphasized: (1) the introduction or (2) the fair way they argued -- both when they critiqued Schrute's argument and when they refuted the counterargument. As far as why, I'll state/confirm that during class.
What is kairos?
Kairos is "the right moment" for an act of persuasion. That means looking at the larger context and asking yourself: Is this the right time and place to persuade *this* audience about *this* topic? Remember, Thanksgiving dinner is not the right time & place to persuade meat eaters to go vegan.