The encounter I had was with a Comcast salesman that came to my house to sell me a premier cable package for only twenty dollars a month.
Argument – His argument was that it was an incredible deal to get 200+ more channels for only twenty dollars extra. It was a special offer for a limited time only.
Audience – I was personally the audience because he was trying to sell it to me.
Goal – His goal was to have me sign a contract and pay an extra twenty dollars a month for the extra channels.
How – Logos: The salesman used logos because he made it seem so reasonable for me to sign up for the extra channels. He gave me the prices of other cable companies and that Comcast was the cheapest out of all of them for what I would be getting. He made it seem like the smart decision and it was so reasonable.
Pathos: The salesman used logos because his pitch appealed to my inner pride. He made it seem like I would be a loser if I didn’t sign up for these extra channels. I would be dumb to turn down such an amazing deal. I didn’t want to feel either of these because of my pride.
Typical: The evidence he gave of the other cable companies seemed reasonable and appealed to his specific audience, me. I wanted to know what other companies were doing; therefore, his evidence was typical and knowledgeable.
Relevant: The evidence he gave was also relevant to me. I’m interested in how much I can get for my money so he proved it to me with a chart with every channel and a breakdown of the cents per channel.
Is It Effective – The sales pitch he gave was not effective for me. Although he had good evidence and it was cheaper than other companies, I was not interested in most of the channels. I am not going to pay more money for channels that I won’t even watch.
Word Count - 335
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Rhetorical Analysis #7 - Music Video
“The Climb”
Miley Cyrus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2zyeVRcbs
ARGUMENT: The main argument is that when life gets tough, you’re supposed to keep fighting because its “all about the climb”.
AUDIENCE: The audience is anyone that is going through a trial or struggle in their life, no matter what that may be.
GOAL: The goal of this song and music video is to have the audience understand to never give up.
HOW: Ethos – This music video obviously appealed to the audience by using ethos. Miley Cyrus is a famous teen pop star and because of this, it appealed to the audience of all ages. The whole music video was about her and her struggles. It showed her as a person but also as a star in the limelight.
Pathos – This song specifically appeals to a person’s emotions. When they are going through a tough time, their emotions may be at the surface. They may be feeling angry at life or at a higher being. They may be sad or depressed because of an event. This song combats those feelings by giving the audience hope. It says that overcoming the trial isn’t the key, but it’s about the journey to overcome the feelings of anger and hopelessness.
Sufficient – There was not sufficient evidence to this song and music video. Although it appeals to the fact that people are going through struggles and need to focus on “the climb”, it does not give any specific examples or ways to get through them. The lyrics give hope but it’s always easier said than done. Therefore, this music video is not sufficient.
Relevant – The music video and message of the song is very relevant to the audience. Every person goes through life having trials and struggles. Mankind as a whole is tested on a daily basis. Because of this, the audience is able to relate to the song of overcoming and enjoying the journey.
IS IT EFFECTIVE: This music video is overall probably not effective. Although the song has a good message to it, the audience isn’t going to listen to it one time and be able to have the hope to overcome whatever they are going through at that point. Just because Miley is the singer doesn’t give enough credibility to the message either.
Word Count: 372
Miley Cyrus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2zyeVRcbs
ARGUMENT: The main argument is that when life gets tough, you’re supposed to keep fighting because its “all about the climb”.
AUDIENCE: The audience is anyone that is going through a trial or struggle in their life, no matter what that may be.
GOAL: The goal of this song and music video is to have the audience understand to never give up.
HOW: Ethos – This music video obviously appealed to the audience by using ethos. Miley Cyrus is a famous teen pop star and because of this, it appealed to the audience of all ages. The whole music video was about her and her struggles. It showed her as a person but also as a star in the limelight.
Pathos – This song specifically appeals to a person’s emotions. When they are going through a tough time, their emotions may be at the surface. They may be feeling angry at life or at a higher being. They may be sad or depressed because of an event. This song combats those feelings by giving the audience hope. It says that overcoming the trial isn’t the key, but it’s about the journey to overcome the feelings of anger and hopelessness.
Sufficient – There was not sufficient evidence to this song and music video. Although it appeals to the fact that people are going through struggles and need to focus on “the climb”, it does not give any specific examples or ways to get through them. The lyrics give hope but it’s always easier said than done. Therefore, this music video is not sufficient.
Relevant – The music video and message of the song is very relevant to the audience. Every person goes through life having trials and struggles. Mankind as a whole is tested on a daily basis. Because of this, the audience is able to relate to the song of overcoming and enjoying the journey.
IS IT EFFECTIVE: This music video is overall probably not effective. Although the song has a good message to it, the audience isn’t going to listen to it one time and be able to have the hope to overcome whatever they are going through at that point. Just because Miley is the singer doesn’t give enough credibility to the message either.
Word Count: 372
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Rhetorical Analysis #6 - Source Paper B
"Overscheduled and Overcommitted"
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=11&hid=109&sid=c23f53bb-9010-4661-a076-f62e04e9ae91%40sessionmgr13&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=eric&AN=EJ877504
ARGUMENT – The main argument of this article is that there needs to be more of a focus put on college athletes because of the time and effort that they put in.
AUDIENCE – The audience is the administration of universities that have athletic programs at their school and also other students in the school’s population.
GOAL – The main goal of this article is to educate administration and other student population of what the athlete life is really like to make them understand and give support to them.
HOW – Logos: This article uses logos by using different statistics for all of its claims. They use specific information about actual athletes so it’s never here-say or information coming from people knowing athletes. It comes from the athletes themselves, making the information as accurate as possible. It shows evidence and portrays what the college athlete’s life is really like to inform others of the reality.
Pathos: The authors also use pathos in this article. They appeal to the audience’s inner desire to be friends with people. Very few people in this world want to be disliked and want to dislike others, especially in the role of administration. By giving real-life situations to help them better understand the athletes, the authors appeal to a person’s desire to understand and become friends with the athletes. If you know someone and understand them, you are more likely to befriend them and help them.
Sufficient: This article for the most part gives sufficient evidence. There are multiple personal examples that are given of real life athletes. The authors are lacking a few hard cold facts, but other than that, there is sufficient evidence and information persuading the audience to better understand and support the athletes.
Accurate: The information is accurate because it’s coming from the real source: the athletes. it is hard to distort evidence when it is not coming from an outside source, but coming from the primary source. Therefore, the entire article is accurate, as far as the athlete’s honesty goes.
IS IT EFFECTIVE – Overall, this article is very effective. It gives the real story of an athlete’s life and how difficult it is to be an athlete without the administration’s and student body’s support.
WORD COUNT: 369
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=11&hid=109&sid=c23f53bb-9010-4661-a076-f62e04e9ae91%40sessionmgr13&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=eric&AN=EJ877504
ARGUMENT – The main argument of this article is that there needs to be more of a focus put on college athletes because of the time and effort that they put in.
AUDIENCE – The audience is the administration of universities that have athletic programs at their school and also other students in the school’s population.
GOAL – The main goal of this article is to educate administration and other student population of what the athlete life is really like to make them understand and give support to them.
HOW – Logos: This article uses logos by using different statistics for all of its claims. They use specific information about actual athletes so it’s never here-say or information coming from people knowing athletes. It comes from the athletes themselves, making the information as accurate as possible. It shows evidence and portrays what the college athlete’s life is really like to inform others of the reality.
Pathos: The authors also use pathos in this article. They appeal to the audience’s inner desire to be friends with people. Very few people in this world want to be disliked and want to dislike others, especially in the role of administration. By giving real-life situations to help them better understand the athletes, the authors appeal to a person’s desire to understand and become friends with the athletes. If you know someone and understand them, you are more likely to befriend them and help them.
Sufficient: This article for the most part gives sufficient evidence. There are multiple personal examples that are given of real life athletes. The authors are lacking a few hard cold facts, but other than that, there is sufficient evidence and information persuading the audience to better understand and support the athletes.
Accurate: The information is accurate because it’s coming from the real source: the athletes. it is hard to distort evidence when it is not coming from an outside source, but coming from the primary source. Therefore, the entire article is accurate, as far as the athlete’s honesty goes.
IS IT EFFECTIVE – Overall, this article is very effective. It gives the real story of an athlete’s life and how difficult it is to be an athlete without the administration’s and student body’s support.
WORD COUNT: 369
Friday, October 1, 2010
Rhetorical Analysis #4 - Source Paper A
http://www.siecus.org/
ARGUMENT – The main argument of the entire website is that educating people of the sexuality is much more effective than avoiding the topic.
AUDIENCE – The audience is everyone, but specifically adults that deal with youth. (Teachers, parents, leaders, etc.)
GOAL – The main goal of this entire website is to inform people of reasons to educate the youth about sexuality and the different ways to do so.
HOW – Logos: This website uses a lot of logos by using different statistics for all of its claims. There are many different pages within the website, but specifically for my paper, I am using the topics of comprehensive and abstinence sexuality education. In both of these sections, the creators use a lot of statistics and facts to show evidence of what works and doesn’t work.
Pathos: The authors also use pathos on this website. They appeal to adults inner emotions through their fear of teaching these such emotional topics. Sexuality education is a big topic that encompasses a lot and is very close to a person’s heart and feelings. Many adults are fearful of how to teach it or are embarrassed. This website combats these feelings by giving information and also tips of how to do such.
Sufficient: This website definitely gives sufficient evidence. There are multiple pages that just give the actual facts and statistics of the subject. They give numerous examples and studies to prove the truth. There is definitely sufficient evidence for their case that educating the youth is better than avoidance.
Accurate: While all of their information on the website is backed up by studies, they definitely are biased in their claim. They do not give any information on any counterarguments of not educating the youth. They just do not talk about that part. The only facts and statistics they give are to help their cause. In this case, they are not very accurate because they aren’t painting the whole picture, only the part they want you to see and believe.
IS IT EFFECTIVE – Overall, this website is very effective. Through the evidence that they have, it is very convincing for adults that educating the youth on their sexuality proves to be better than not.
WORD COUNT: 365
ARGUMENT – The main argument of the entire website is that educating people of the sexuality is much more effective than avoiding the topic.
AUDIENCE – The audience is everyone, but specifically adults that deal with youth. (Teachers, parents, leaders, etc.)
GOAL – The main goal of this entire website is to inform people of reasons to educate the youth about sexuality and the different ways to do so.
HOW – Logos: This website uses a lot of logos by using different statistics for all of its claims. There are many different pages within the website, but specifically for my paper, I am using the topics of comprehensive and abstinence sexuality education. In both of these sections, the creators use a lot of statistics and facts to show evidence of what works and doesn’t work.
Pathos: The authors also use pathos on this website. They appeal to adults inner emotions through their fear of teaching these such emotional topics. Sexuality education is a big topic that encompasses a lot and is very close to a person’s heart and feelings. Many adults are fearful of how to teach it or are embarrassed. This website combats these feelings by giving information and also tips of how to do such.
Sufficient: This website definitely gives sufficient evidence. There are multiple pages that just give the actual facts and statistics of the subject. They give numerous examples and studies to prove the truth. There is definitely sufficient evidence for their case that educating the youth is better than avoidance.
Accurate: While all of their information on the website is backed up by studies, they definitely are biased in their claim. They do not give any information on any counterarguments of not educating the youth. They just do not talk about that part. The only facts and statistics they give are to help their cause. In this case, they are not very accurate because they aren’t painting the whole picture, only the part they want you to see and believe.
IS IT EFFECTIVE – Overall, this website is very effective. Through the evidence that they have, it is very convincing for adults that educating the youth on their sexuality proves to be better than not.
WORD COUNT: 365
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