After reflecting upon my 30 minute writing submission, I do not believe I wrote a very convincing or persuasive argument. While reading through my paper, I recognized a few rhetorical appeals, however I do not believe I used them very effectively.
The paper I wrote began as a narrative. I wrote a story about an average worker who was given an assignment by their boss. That person submitted the assignment and it was misinterpreted by the boss causing a forecasting mistake regarding the company’s future sales. In the end, the employee was fired because they possessed poor communication skills and caused the company a financial crisis for the company. I don’t believe my story is all the relatable and does not identify the pain in which a persuasive
In some of my work before this class. I would stray away from the main topic and go into a topic that was not documented appropriately for the paper. While reflecting on whether or not I improved in this area, I believe that I have. Throughout the research paper, I stayed on topic about the issue and did not go off into a different topic or problem. I collected information that would help show the reader the whole picture. When it came to the persuasive paper I gave the appropriate research to show the reader which side of the issue I was on and the side I was trying to persuade them to
S.L.O.: Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations.
For the Technical Communications Rhetorical Analysis assignment, I have reviewed two separate memos including; a memo titled confidential memo from the supervisor to the nurse manager based on errors made by a nurse and corrections needing to happen, also the memo titled problem memorandum assignment from an RN to the Senator and chair of New York State 's Health Committee as persuasion so the legislature will support the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act H.R. 876. Audience Analysis The Confidential memo has been written by the Director of nursing for a specific audience, the nurse manager, who will have a great impact on the content of the memo. There could be a secondary if it’s decided by the primary audience that they will include
Throughout this semester I’ve been able to grow as a writer, I’ve come to understand how rhetorical strategies come into contribution when it comes to expressing yourself as a writer. One thing that has come perfectly clear to me is that there is different forms of writing and each form can express and show different meanings.
This paper is about the understanding of the Rhetorical Structures as they pertain to audience, purpose, and context and how they affect the argument of whether taxes should be raised on higher income brackets in order to fund social programs for at-risk and underserved, low income children. I will discuss the relationship between the audience, purpose, and context to the context of the argument.
Mia, I do agree with your reasoning behind the incorporation and significance of different rhetorical appeals when it comes to a variety of technical communication forms. However, I do believe that "each appeal is as important as the others" despite the heavy use of a single one in a form of technical communication ("Reading: Rhetorical Triangle"). In your example focusing upon art, it is apparent that the rhetorical appeal of pathos is used to emotional grasp the viewer and "establish a 'relationship' with an audience' since art is often regarded by artists as a method to express themselves to the world. However, as viewers and appreciators of art there are often times that we do look upon the artist's appeal to ethos to determine the validity
Many authors have found that persuading an audience is sometimes the easiest way to grasp the attention of many and do so by using logos, pathos and ethos techniques. Sometimes misleading and based around personal opinions, understanding the initial reasons for using these strategies can explain why they are used. Based on my research these rhetorical strategies can be found throughout all three videos provided. The first two videos titled “Drunk History - Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks” and “Drunk History - John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson” showed the least amount of these strategies, while the last video “Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere” provides the best demonstration of the use of rhetoric.
To designate a persuader enriched with ethos and rhetorical virtue, one should determine if the persuader is keeping all of the choices in the argument or if they are attempting to distract, threaten, or alter the tense from the future tense. If choices are limited, the persuader cannot be thought of as virtuous. According to Aristotle, the persuader that sticks with the average of two extreme options is virtuous. In a store, a salesman has virtue by asking for a customer’s range and staying mostly in the middle of that range. When numbers are nowhere to be found, someone should ask himself or herself what the middle in their question would look like. Doing this comes in handy when asking someone for their advice. If the advice references the
Another way the movie uses persuasion to create a powerful message is by using the psychological balanced theory. Using this theory was especially powerful. Inequality for all used real life people to tell the stories of their struggles to provide for their families. This showed the harsh realities those in the middle and lower classes face on a day to day basis as well as how hard they work on a day to day basis while those in the top 1% live in luxury. These stories open up the truths and allow others to relate to these situations because they themselves have been in a similar situation or know someone who has. The psychological balance theory rips at the heartstrings and motivates people to make a difference. In Persuasion in society
According to an article written by Lou Solomon, Two-Thirds of managers are uncomfortable communication with employees. As someone in a position in which you are overseeing any number of individuals this is a problem. As a manager it is very important to be respected and trusted and effective communication can play a key role in just how smoothly a business can run. The managerial position is seen as the position in which employees can go to seek help or direction, the problem here is that not enough managers are trained to overcome the challenges of communication.
and write a persuasive letter to that person arguing your case. The purpose of this assignment is to practice writing for a specific audience. You will clearly demonstrate that you understand your audience. Even though you may be mad, you may not want to convey all that passion. You may want to take a step back and use reasoned argument to convince your reader.
Given that Young is suggesting to her audience, the Belizean people to take action instead of reacting and waiting for the Government to save Belize, she makes very good use of a number of rhetorical strategies. Firstly, the author divided the article into heading and subheadings to allow readers to understand what happened on each event. For example, part II has three subheadings, the 20k strong, this is not your great-grandmother’s (or your grandmother’s) Belize, and to be or not to be. Each of these discussing different view. Her second successful strategy is the many use of facts (logos), with regards to Belizean knowing how to organize and mobilize action. For example, citizens came to support the Belize Territorial Volunteers (BTV) in
Compare/Contrast is the methods about organizing and flourishing ideas that as an essay’s primary rhetorical strategy”. In term of rhetorical strategies, comparison and contrast is used with the purpose of demonstrating an advantage or preference. In this article, the authors use it to inform the audiences about the differences
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, rhetoric is “the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as… a: the study of principals and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times… b: the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion,” (“Rhetoric.” Merriam-Webster). I think that rhetoric means trying to get a point across in an efficient and effective way. There are many uses of rhetoric including as a scope, civic art, course of study, or knowledge (“Rhetoric - Examples and Definition of Rhetoric.”). Since ancient times, the scope of rhetoric has been debated. Some scholars believe rhetoric is limited to the specific realm of political discourse, but modern scholars believe it encompasses every
Argument Essay “use your introductory paragraph(s) to convey what your essay will be about and why readers should care”( Argument Essay). When I read this I automatacilly compared it into persuading people in changing their life styles, bad habits, and coming to the doctors for check ups. When I volunteered at a Nursing Facility while I was in the CNA program I would always try to persuade