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Homework:
- Read āBackpacks vs. Briefcasesā by Laura Bolin Carroll and write response to the following questions:
- Who do you think is the intended audience of the piece? Who is meant to read this text?
- What do you think is the purpose of this text? Why do you think the author wrote it?
- What are some examples of rhetoric that you see or hear on a daily basis?
- Think of one time you created rhetoric. What message were you trying to convey/ share?
- What is an example of a rhetorical situation you have found yourself in? Discuss the exigence, audience and constraints.
- Ā Complete the MLA CITATION WORKSHEET and SOURCE EVALUATION SHEETSOURCE 1 MLA CITATION:Ā
- Author.
- Title of source.
- Title of container,
- Other contributors,
- Version,
- Number,
- Publisher,
- Publication date,
- Location.
SOURCE 2 MLA CITATION:Ā
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- Title of source.
- Title of container,
- Other contributors,
- Version,
- Number,
- Publisher,
- Publication date,
- Location.
SOURCE 3 MLA CITATION
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- Title of source.
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- Other contributors,
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SOURCE CREDIBILITY WORKSHEET
Evaluate EACH of Your Sources!
Is it a scholarly source? Is it a popular source? Is it a primary source Ā or a secondary source?
Questions to Consider: Who is the intended audience (experts or a general audience)? Does the author have credentials? Is the text peer-reviewed? Is there a reference list or Works Cited page?Ā
FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Who is the author? Are they recognized as experts on the topic? Or are they just claiming to be an expert on the topic? How do you know? Do they have a degree or expertise in the area?Ā
Who is the publisher? Is the publisher well-known or reputable?
READ THE INTRODUCTION / PREFACE
See if itās really relevant to your topic. What are the key ideas highlighted? How is information organized?Ā
DETERMINE THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
Look at tone, style, vocabulary, information, assumptions, etc. Is the information too dense (scholarly) not dense enough (popular)?
DETERMINE WHETHER THE INFORMATION IS FACT, OPINION OR PROPAGANDA
What is fact or opinion or propaganda in the text?
What are the main ideas and arguments? Are the claims backed up with sound reasoning and evidence?
Do you agree with the ideas in the text based on your own knowledge?Ā
Where do the hyperlinks in the piece take you? To other reliable sources or to ads or questionable sources?Ā
Why did the author/ producer publish this?
Does the author appear to be selling something?
Is there an obvious agenda or bias? Sometimes it’s okay for there to be bias in a piece, but it is important to recognize it for what it is.Ā
IDENTIFY THE LANGUAGE USED
Is the language Objective or Emotional?Ā
How is the material presented?
Is the text well edited and free of errors?Ā
Is the formatting well designed and professional looking?
CROSS-CHECK THE INFORMATION
Can you find other credible sources that confirm the same information?Ā
CHECK THE TIMELINESS OF THE SOURCE
How timely (recent) is the source? If it is not recent, does it matter? Why or why not?Ā
EXAMINE THE LIST OF REFERENCES
Where does this information in the piece come from? Are the sources cited and referenced?
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1.a.The intended audience is students.
b.I think the author wrote this text to make people understand more about rhetorics and analyzing texts and situations.
c.Examples of rhetorics that I see daily are commercials, ads.
d. The time I created a rhetoric would be when I try to convince parents to let me do something I wanna do.
This text was intended for the students that have the same perspective as people and ads.
What the author wrote this text to the students to understand what rhetoric means using examples on assuming people and commercial ads.
What i see and hear on a daily bases is seeing ads on my phone and television and on boards while being in the city.
When I try to convinced my father to buy me shoes on how I get good grades and do my homework and study but he never felt for it so I didn’t get candy.
What I found myself in was a ad about soap called Dr squatch and how it was good for me and smells good and once i got it it actually work.
a.The intended audience is students in college
b.The author wrote this to make us understand what rhetoric is and how you can use it
c. Advertisement is a great example of rhetoric because it is persuasive
d. When I try to convice my parents to buy something for me
e. Trying to convince myself to sleep early, since it is good for you and staying up won’t help you at all but it never happens.
1) I personally believe that the intended audience of this article may be students who donāt notice how in depth persuasion and drawing conclusions can be, and how they as well as Ads do it on a daily basis.
2) The purpose of this piece is to dismantle the thought process that takes place when recreating a rhetoric or a persuasive argument. The author wrote it so we can understand how this process works and how it is companies and campaign are benefiting from their consumers by using these tactic. They want us to think about our own choices and wether or not we are being persuaded.
3) When an AD plays about a charity donation about a disease or illnesses. The AD will list benefits that the patient will receive by your investment and financial help.
4) Me and grandmother gotten into a debate on wether or not we should adopt a dog from a shelter or if we should buy one that is pure breed. I made the argument that adopting a dog that was in a shelter can be more beneficial, will be providing them with love and care that they deserve, especially if they came from an abusive household.
a.The target audience is college students.
b.The author’s purpose in writing this article is to let more people know about rhetoric and how to make a distinction.
c.Most of the rhetorical examples I see every day stem from advertisements for TV shows.
d.I never created rhetoric or conveyed any message.
e.When I was playing the game, an advertisement popped up on my webpage. At that moment, I had a feeling that it was an advertisement about food. The general content was that when you buy one food, you can get a discount if you buy the second one.
The target audience are college students
The author wrote this to explain more about rhetoric and it uses in our world, the author presents it being used in ads.
Some examples are advertisements, and commercials shown on tv
I would use it when I tried to persuade my friends to go out or my parents to buy me something
A rhetoric situation I remember is when I was watching a advertisement on skin care and I convinced myself that I needed it since it talked about fixing problems I had.
I think the intended audience of āBackpacks vs. Briefcasesā by Laura Bolin Carroll is students so they can understand the importance of rhetorical analysis and understand that we as humans already do it unconsciously
I do agree with the ideas in the text because although we are always told never to judge a book by its cover, we always have first opinions on a situation, place or person. This judgement helps us make decisions.
One example I see of rhetoric on a daily basis are business advertisements on TikTok. Brands post their products or influencers promote brand products to try to convince consumers to buy.
A time I created a rhetoric was when I asked my mom to buy me a coat that I wanted. It was fall, starting to get cold so I wanted a new coat. The coat was really expensive but my mom still bought it.