Activity 13: Thinking Critically In your group‚ answer the following questions about the traditional rhetorical appeals that Greg Krikorian makes in “Many Kids Called Unfit for Adult Trial.” Write down your group’s answers so you can share them with your classmates. Group 1 Questions about Logic (Logos) 1. What are Krikorian’s major claims and assertions? Do you agree with his claims? 2. Are any of his claims weak or unsupported? Which claims‚ and why? 3. Can you think of counterarguments
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The topic of climate change has been a major debate among politician. On Tuesday‚ September 22‚2009 President Obama gave a speech regarding climate change at the United Nation. Within his speech‚ the president builds an argument that nations must join together to combat the impact of climate change. The author uses reasons about the effects of climate change‚ what tactics they tried to reduce climate change‚ additional challenges they still need to overcome and diction choices to strengthen the
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Abstract This work describes the extraction of caffeine from tea leaves to determine its % caffeine. The extraction process selectively dissolves one or more compounds in a mixture into an appropriate solvent. In this experiment‚ it was visible in the process wherein the components of the tea leaves were dissolved in two solvents‚ water and dichloromethane (DCM)‚ with DCM used for multiple extractions. The organic layer was evaporated and the determined % caffeine was 0.12%. Furthermore‚ the purified
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Matt Roby Per 3 Declaration of Independence Essay Rewrite The‚ Declaration of Independence was one of the most important documents written in human history. Its ideas influenced revolutions and constitutions all over the world even centuries after being written. Despite it’s success deriving partly from its implications‚ the document would not have been so momentous had it not used such effective rhetorical strategies. Thomas Jefferson attempts to gain the support of the unresponsive colonists
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BA in English and Communications Freshman English 2 Term Paper Final for grading The importance of the art of rhetoric The art of rhetoric was very important starting from times of a great orator Cicero and as the history is filled with good or bad orators even today‚ we can assume that it continues to be one of the trickiest things to the present day that needs attention and hard work in order to succeed as a speaker or leader. The
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Jeffrey Lee Professor Lewis English 2 10 February 2010 Michael Moore Loves Rhetoric One of the most effective ways Moore draws our attention is by using real testimonies. By interviewing Americans who have been wronged by the health care system‚ he cleverly intertwines rhetoric to create a strong argument for universal health care. For example‚ after he presents the audience with a logos appeal‚ an ethos and/or pathos appeal will follow‚ or vice versa. Like a chain reaction‚ the appeals
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The FIFA World Cup Syafadzil : A very good morning to our English class teacher‚ Mr. Lee and to all my friends. Today‚ me and my friends‚ Amir and Firdaus are going to engage in a forum about the World Cup. Syafadzil : To explain it briefly‚ the World Cup is the world’s biggest sports event. It was held every 4 years since the first World Cup in 1930‚ except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of World War 2. The tournament will be held in South Africa which involves 32 teams‚ each
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analysis of the Tea Industry in Bangladesh. By analyzing the Tea market we have tried to find out answers of the seven questions and the present situation of this industry. 2. Background of Tea Industry: Tea drinking in Bangladesh which started during the last century is now getting momentum with the pace of urbanization and improvement in the standard of living. Now it’s became very popular as a non-alcoholic drink and we cannot pass our day without taking tea. Bangladesh Tea Board is a statutory
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Instead‚ the history behind the topic shows why the anti-immigrant and anti-Latino rhetoric was triggered when someone‚ such as the President of the United States‚ began to make such remarks about immigration and about Latinos. The United States is a very wealthy country with many benefits and opportunities. Since day one‚ people have been
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captain got hit in the head with a club and the soldiers fired even though the captain never said to. In revenge for the stamp act and Boston Massacre three radical patriots performed the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was when three radical patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians got on board of a British ship that was carrying 46 tons of tea and was dumped into the harbor. The conflict between the Monarchy and nobility over reform of tax system lead to bankruptcy and more. In the result the
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