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    Linguistic Society of America Componential Analysis and the Study of Meaning Author(s): Ward H. Goodenough Reviewed work(s): Source: Language‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 1 (Jan. - Mar.‚ 1956)‚ pp. 195-216 Published by: Linguistic Society of America Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/410665 . Accessed: 11/12/2011 13:36 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service

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    teaching about contraception. For example‚ Kotz uses the words “crying foul” as describing the abstinence advocates. Valerie Huber‚ executive director of the National Abstinence Education Association‚ insist that “Any kind of assertion of blame is a disingenuous attempt to turn these statistics into a political agenda” (“A Debate About Teaching Abstinence”). Another emotional word that Kotz used in her article that caught my attention was the word fear as she was describing the feelings of experts on

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    The feminist movement has been going on for decades and there any many people who have contributed to it. However‚ the two that stood out to me were Gloria Steinem and Emma Watson. Gloria Steinem is one of the most known faces of the feminist movement. She was the co-founder of many national women’s groups and also helped co-found the feminist Ms. magazine. Emma Watson is also a huge leader today in the feminist movement. Not only was she well known before she started speaking about women’s equality

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    Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in an Article In a blog posting from 2007‚ Pharinet asserts her beliefs about the pressing modern issue of whether or not everybody should go to college. Due to the controversial nature of this topic‚ many well-executed rhetorical strategies are needed in order for Pharinet to convey her point and convince the reader that her argument is valid. In her article‚ “Is College for Everyone?” Pharinet utilizes many rhetorical strategies such as a calm‚ reasonable tone

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    Tina Haas – COM220 Week 1 Assignment: Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices and Argumentation What are some examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech? The very beginning of the speech begins with a campaigner who is introducing their new candidate for Governor and who expresses negative bias towards the current Governor‚ Jim Gettys. It begins by describing the current governing as an “evil domination”. That same campaigner then expresses equal bias but in a positive way‚

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    Puritan sinners. He was able to achieve this with his eye opening sermons to the congregation. In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ Edwards uses rhetorical devices such as diction‚ imagery‚ and tone to contribute to the effectiveness of his sermon. Edwards paints a horrifying picture of eternal damnation for unsaved souls. His use of graphic words describing the horrors and torment awaiting sinners has a remarkable effect oh his audience. Edwards’ way of delivering his message is so successful

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    Here is our paper that we produced for the group project. Our topic was on the analysis of the moderation processes on Reddit. I have added the introduction and my portion on oversharing. Introduction The integrative social networking platform Reddit combines modern pop culture into a registered discussion website. Established only twelve years ago‚ Reddit is a functional worldwide website that allows its users to submit and comment content in the form of text posts‚ images‚ or direct links. Reddit

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    Blackfish Rhetorical Analysis Blackfish‚ the 2013 documentary about the attacks of killer whales provides a profound look on the miserable lives of orcas that are being held against their will. However‚ the film focuses on more than the “Free Willy” longings. This film is extremely emotional and somewhat graphic as it visually shows why killer whales‚ at numerous SeaWorld and marine parks‚ attack the trainers and why these whales should not be held in captivity. Keeping these types of animals in

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    Rhetorical Analysis Peter S. Goodman‚ an executive business and global news editor. In the article “ Foreign News at a Crisis Point ”‚ asserts that foreign journalism needs to change. Goodman supports his claim by first defining the crisis of the situation‚ next illustrated the needs for change in journalism‚ and demonstrating the urgency for reliable news. The author’s purpose is to convince foreign news policies to alter in order to provide accurate news. Goodman asserts an urgent tone in order

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    first draft out of the water. Anne supports the idea that bad first drafts will almost always lead to better second‚ third and final drafts. She symbolizes the first draft to be like a child. Where you put all your thoughts and emotions out there in words on paper‚ you go all over the place‚ you say all kinds of ridiculous things‚ and all with the intention of coming back as a more rational adult‚ (the only one to read this draft)‚ to fix your child-like writing into a more complete and coherent written

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