Rhetorical Choices
Which was more commonly used in the text? Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?
Pathos
How did being mistaken as a criminal in the encounters the author stated effect the author?
Who is the intended audience of the text?
What is the most popular halloween candy?
Reese's, Candy corn, and M&M's
What rhetorical choice was displayed the most throughout the whole article?
Anecdotes
What did the office manager mistake the author as?
A burglar
Who wrote Just Walk On By: Black Men and Public Space?
Brent Staples
What are the names of the three Sanderson sisters in the movie “Hocus Pocus”?
Winifred, Mary and Sarah
What is the authors tone about the text?
Indignant, accusatory, bitter
Who was the author's first "victim"?
A white woman
When was the novel published?
1986
What day of the week does halloween fall on?
Thursday
What does the author want the audience to feel after reading the text
The author wants the audience to feel guilty for anything they might have believe or acted upon against black people
What did the owner of the jewelry company mentioned in the text, do to the author?
Got her doberman to scare him away
What was the overall message of the text?
That fearing African Americans derived from stereotypes is a life damaging act
In 2023, Travis Gienger nabbed the Guinness World record for heaviest pumpkin. How much did it weigh?
2,749 pounds
Find an example of personification
"I was stalking sleep" (Paragraph 2)
"I was to become thoroughly familiar with the language of fear" (Paragraph 3)
"The fearsomeness mistakenly attributed to me in public places often has a perilous flavor" (Paragraph 8)
*Or any other personification found*
What is another encounter the author mentioned about a black male journalist?
He told the audience about how the reporter was mistaken for a killer and was taken away at gun point
What is the exigence of this text?
The author wanted to spread awareness of his personal experiences with the stereotypes against young black men and women
What is the best selling album of all time? (Hint: Halloween)
Thriller