OT: Rhetorical Situation
The opportunity for Phillip's essay.
What is the Supreme Court ruling to remove the Ten Commandments from the capitol. She focuses on “breaking news,” which is one reason this “news” is in the title and the first sentence of the article?
Badger's opportunity?
What is Her focus on this topic (indicated in her bio) or The ubiquity of smartphones is another invitation to write such an article, particularly with the ongoing studies of two university researchers.
Phillip's first name.
Badger's first name.
Who is Emily?
Define Precarious.
What is delicate, sensitive, or in danger of collapse?
The purpose for Phillip's essay.
What is to provide not only the breaking news, but some limited context (what the monument was, how it got there, what the issue was, voices on both sides) for it as well?
Badger's purpose.
What is to show how smartphones negatively impact our perceptions of public space through researchers’ data and statements?
The major debate to which this article is contributing.
What is the separation of church and state?
This is where Badger's piece was published.
What is The Atlantic?
Define hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
What is the fear of long words?
Phillip's audience.
Who is General public. Reads of WAPO?
Badger's audience.
Who are educated readers of The Atlantic?
The government building that houses the monument.
What is the Statehouse?
Badger wrote for both of these publishers.
What are The Atlantic and The Washington Post?
Define acquiescence .
What is a willingness to act or cooperate?
The genre of Phillip's piece.
What is a News article?
Badger's stance.
What is Negative towards smartphones? Not neutral!
This is how the monument was paid for.
What are private donations?
S/He is one of the two researchers Badger cites.
Who is Hatuka or Toch?
What is learned grace or ease?
Phillip's stance.
What is objective or neutral?
The genre of Badger's article.
What is an essay for The Atlantic?
Who is Bruce Prescott?
The app that Hatuka claims substitutes the need to ask a stranger for directions.
What is Google Maps?
Define crapulous.
What is the result of the effects of alcohol?