Rhetorical Rants
What are the Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
What type of play was William Shakespeare's Macbeth?
A tragedy.
Name the fallacy:
A fallacy that presents limited options — typically by focusing on two extremes — when in fact more possibilities exist.
False Dichotomy (Either-Or) Fallacy
How were the natural regions that Henry David Thoreau and Edward Abbey fell in love with different?
(Where were each from?)
Thoreau was from New England (hence, famous for his hut at Waldon pond in the woods) and Abbey was from the Southwest (a parks rangers and fire-lookout, for a time).
Name the three types of sentence structures.
Simple, Compound (coordinating), Complex (Subordinating)
What does SOAPS stand for when doing a rhetorical analysis?
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Situation
This character is meant to play a foil, or opposite, of the the title character. He is good, loyal, honorable and refuses to risk his morals and good name to get ahead, despite being promised some good fortunes.
Banquo
Application: What's the fallacy?
"He shouldn't be class president. He's a idiot and likes Harry Potter."
Ad Hominem (Attacking the person/Name Calling)
P.S. Don't underestimate the power of Harry Potter.
;-)
What was the philosophical/literary movement that Thoreau was an essential part of, along with Emerson and Whitman?
Transcendentalism
What type of sentence has two independent clauses joined by a coordinator (FANBOYS)?
Compound sentences.
We have the best minds in first period, but many of them are not awake yet.
Mr. D was caught bribing the judges, so he was banned from the door decorating content.
What kind of appeal is being used if a speaker were to say...
"If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."
Ethos
How do we know Banquo is nervous about Macbeth's intentions before the feast and is trying to be cautious?
Banquo attempts to take his son, Fleance, away from the castle.
Application: What's the fallacy being demonstrated?
"We should abolish the death penalty in America. Even Elon Musk is opposed to it. "
Appeal to (False) Authority
What is Edward Abbey known for? (What philosophy does he ascribe to?)
Environmentalism (environmental-anarchist)
For a simple sentence/independent clause to be complete, what three things does it need to have?
1. Subject
2. Predicate/verb
3. Has to be a complete though
What appeals are being used in this car ad:
"At Al's Auto, we have the lowest prices in the region, and if you buy now, 10% of every sale made in December will be donated to the Kitten Rescue Project of America."
Logos and Pathos
Who comes calling (visiting/banging on doors) in the early hours of the morning after King Duncan has been slain?
Macduff
Identify the fallacy-
Original Argument:
“School uniforms would be a good idea to help reduce distractions in the classroom and reduce bullying in schools.”
Response/Claim:
“You want to take away kids rights to free expression and individuality so they can be identical faceless bodies? That’s pretty harsh coming from a teacher who says she respects her students.”
Strawman Fallacy
In Edward Abbey's Serpents of Paradise, what unusual method of pest control does he use to keep the rattlesnakes away?
He puts a gopher snake (bull snake) in his trailer to eat the mice and prevent rattlesnakes from taking an interest in the area.
Give me one example of a complex (subordinating) sentence.
Examples will vary.
Should use a subordinator. (for example)
if, when, since, while, because, although, as long as, while, due to to fact, whether, ...
In Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" who was Swift's intended audience?
Secondary: The average Irishman who were not using their numbers/voices to oust the corrupt system.
What is the one prophecy that angers Macbeth (and drives him somewhat crazy) throughout the majority of the play after he kills King Duncan?
Banquo's sons (progeny) will be kings, not his own.
Name that fallacy:
Example of ________ fallacy: Getting at least a 60% passing score in English class is important because you need at least a D to pass.
Circular Reasoning
In the Toulmin method of analyzing arguments, what part is usually associated with an "assumption" that draws the claim and the grounds together?
The warrant
What type of sentence is the following:
"Twenty seven golden trumpets sounded loudly in the brass band on Sunday at the band concert."
Simple.
Malala Yousafzai gave a famous speech to the United Nations regarding education. In what ways did Malala balance ethos, pathos, and logos and other literary devices to affect her audience?
Answers will vary.
What has just happened in the play that Macbeth is reacting to when he gives this famous monologue:
"Out,out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.”
Lady Macbeth's death.
What is the difference between Horatian and Juvenalian satire?
Horatian satire is rather light-hearted and comical, poking fun at the follies of humans.
Juvenalian satire is darker and more biting, full of contempt and indignation to combat moral vices.
What is are the grounds in the following argument:
"You should catch up on your sleep over break because you won't have to get up for school."
Grounds: You won't have to get up early for school.
Claim: You should sleep in.
Warrant: You don't get enough sleep when going to school, and you can catch up.
What type of sentence is the following:
"I really need to know who sent the present if I'm supposed to write a thank you card back."
Complex (subordinating)
"I really need to know who sent the present if I'm supposed to write a thank you card back."