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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Side with Evan McMullin The election is coming up do you know who you side with? I side with Evan McMullin. McMullin was born in Utah on April 2‚ 1976. He is currently 40 years old. McMullin graduated from Auburn high school. Then he went on to get a bachelors in law and diplomacy at Brigham Young University. Then McMullin went on to get a Master in Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also spent time as a Mormon Missionary (“About Evan McMullin”)
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or newcomers in a place or locality.” Toni Morrison‚ however‚ describes a different definition of the word through her 1998 essay‚ “Strangers‚” written to introduce the book A Kind of Rapture by Robert Bergman. Through proper use of repetition‚ rhetorical questions‚ and imagery‚ Morrison establishes that there is no such thing as simple strangers‚ only reflections of us in each other. She also defines humanity and argues that there is a bit of each of us in everybody else‚ therefore there is no
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reputation and campaign. Obama’s main purpose was to get the audience (potential voters) to be a part of a “more perfect union.” Obama encourages voters to go out and vote for him so we can face this challenge together. Obama welds three distinctive rhetorical tactics to support his overarching argument that unity is compulsory in this country to produce racial equality. First‚ he opens with a personal and historical background to highlight the moment
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Paret Rhetorical Analysis In his article‚ “The Death of Benny Paret”‚ Norman Mailer sorrowfully retells his first-hand account of the tragic death of the boxer‚ Benny Paret and the horror that he witnessed that day. Using figurative language such as similes‚ and diction to enhance the readers’ emotions‚ the author conveys to the reader a sense of shock‚ loss‚ and regret. Mailer retells his heartrending witness of the death of Paret in order to order to convey to his readers of the inhumanity and
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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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The teenage birth rate in the United States is the highest in the developed world‚ and the teenage abortion rate is also high.[11] In 2005 in the U.S.‚ the majority (57%) of teen pregnancies resulted in a live birth‚ 27% ended in an induced abortion‚ and 16% in a fetal loss.[20] The U.S. teenage pregnancy rate was at a high in the 1950s and has decreased since then‚ although there has been an increase in births out of wedlock.[21] The teenage pregnancy rate decreased significantly in the 1990s; this
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Rhetorical Analysis of a Cartoon As the presidential election approaches‚ America is split‚ debating between Republicans and Democrats‚ but there is one thing that they all would agree on: the price of gas‚ and how ridiculous it has become. Over the summer‚ for the first time ever the national average for gas hit four dollars a gallon. I am going to guess that I didn’t have to tell you that- you already knew. Since most Americans are against high gas prices‚ it makes it easy for a cartoonist
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Rhetorical Analysis on Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor In the essay‚ “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor” written by Hooks‚ the author addresses on how the society represents‚ and displays poverty through false assumptions made by the higher class popular culture‚ and media representations . Hooks uses her own personal experiences to connect with her readers‚ about the issue on poverty. Also adding to that‚ she references to a black philosopher‚ named Cornel West
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Profile Process Planning Sheet: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation Week 1 Assignment Please answer the following questions in complete sentence and paragraph format. Although this is not a formal essay assignment‚ please note that proper spelling‚ grammar‚ and sentence structure are required. This week’s lecture and Chapters 2 and 3 in your text will help you work through some of the terms within the rhetorical situation. Defining Topic‚ Angle‚ Purpose 1. What is your chosen topic? (For example:
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