Finding the Claim (p.

61)
1. Argument: Cripple doesnt have to be
a dirty word.
2. Argument: Synthetic nature causes
true nature to have no value
3. Argument: The minimum wage should
be raised
Identifying Rhetorical Context (p. 64)
Subject: Explosion of the Challenger Shuttle
Occasion: Nighttime speech day of explosion
Audience: Entire Nation
Purpose: Consoling/comforting country. Also to
publicly pay respect for the people who died
Speaker: President Reagan

Shifting the Rhetorical Situation (65)

1. You get caught defacing a statue of
your rival schools mascot.
a. Explain to college
i. Pride in school; influenced by
peer pressure; doesnt mean Im
a bad person
b. Apologize to other school
i. Payback, you had it coming; not
a big deal; dont blame school for
my mistakes
ii. Ive grown as a person
c. Personal responsibility, logic vs.
emotion, group responsibility
d.

e.
2. Plagiarizing an essay and failing
a. Have a scholarship, talking to
teacher who caught you:
i. Really sorry, dont punish me, I
want to go to college
b. Are the teacher, meeting with
parents and lawyer:
i. Agreed to Student Code of
Conduct, Learning from mistakes,
Disrespect,
c. Apologetic vs. lecturing, defending
vs. explaining
3. Other

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Activity: Analyzing Appeals (p. 70)
Ethos: American Academy of Pediatricians
Pathos: Picture of cute baby
Logos: Written argument

Activity: Analyzing Evidence (p. 72)

Claim: Inequality isnt really that bad
Evidence 1: Income of poor Americans has
increased
Evidence 2: Mobility is still a reality
Evidence 3: Advantages are inherent in society
Activity: Identifying Logical Fallacies (p. 77)
1. Either-or Fallacy: If you dont donate, the puppy
will die (no actual connection) A
d hominem
2.Hasty Generalization: Just because your parents
smoked and lived, that doesnt mean it applies
to everyone
3.Slippery Slope
4.Hasty Generalization B
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5.Ad Hominem
6.Either-Or

Activity: Analyzing Bias (78)

Man doesnt understand what the women face
He doesnt have a fair view of reality
Fallacies: