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28 January 2016

The Violinists Thumb


Rhetorical Triangle
Message:
DNA matters; it can influence multiple
aspects of our lives without us knowing
it; argumentative, informative with a
hook & thesis; provides picture with
caption to support ideas of book; fluffs
up the genre and technique of the
book; quotes from an interview with the
author

Audience:
Professor, classmates
different majors, age,
sexual orientation,
politics, ethnicity,
incomes

Context:
Written (more
detail) & PowerPoint
(more images)
Presentation (1215 minutes)

Purpose:
To evaluate a book,
to persuade
someone to pick up
the book, to inform
and give details, to
entertain (present
info in a fun and
exciting way), and to
earn a grade

Communicator: College
students with good
understanding of genetics
(members have taken
genetics classes), access
to scientific journals and
professors, will have read
the book, group member
performs research

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