Exploring the Persuasive Power of Text
Dear Friend, Thank you for a truly interesting, fun, and educational semester. I entered the class, happy to be around classmates I know and enjoy being around. I still, of course, enjoy being around these people, and I’m sad to see the seniors go. I’ve grown with these people as a critical thinker, reader, and…
Breath, Eyes, Memory Close-Reading Discussion Post I found the relationship between Tante Atie and Louise particularly interesting through a queer lens. The passage that first indicated this queer lens to me was when Dessalines was killed and “Louise buried her head in Tante Atie’s shoulder. Their faces were so close that their lips could meet…
Business Magazine, Forbes Pushes Liberal Agenda Tom Spiggle of Forbes manipulates his audience into thinking that the U.S. women’s national soccer team is unfairly payed less than the men’s team. Spiggle expresses personal opinions and glosses over facts which undermine his argument. In Spiggle’s article, “What the U.S. Women’s Soccer Controversy Says About Equal Pay,”…
This PSA has two elements: a flyer which will placed inside Benedict’s Coffee House and a video which will be posted on various social media sites through Saint Leo accounts (such as Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook). PSA Proposal Memorandum To: Dr. Friend From: Emily Miller Date: April 16, 2020 Subject: Proposal for a greener campus…
Original Reception President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address received mixed reviews at the time it was given. Specifically, reviews were divided mainly along political party lines: this Discourse community consisted of Republicans with positive reactions and Democrats with negative reactions. Regardless of political leaning, however, the speech was popular. The Chicago Times, a Democratic newspaper called the…
The article “White House Unveils Coronavirus Guidelines on Path to Reopening The Country” outlines the three-phase process by which Trump and the coronavirus response team plans to return the U.S. to “normal,” or pre-corona society. It also discusses the context and effects of this announcement, amalgamating quotes from Trump, White House physicians, and state governors….
Rhetorical Canons Invention: The main argument posed by Crest is that their support and association with dental hygienists is reason for trusting the quality of Crest toothpaste. Thus, it is a reason to buy the toothpaste. While I don’t know the details of the making of this ad, the thought process was most likely that…
Content Warning: discussion of sex, trauma, transphobia/TERFs. Strong language is censored in my personal post, but not in the link I’ve provided. Read at your own risk. In my close read of chapters 14, 15, and 25 of “Thank You For Arguing” several examples, mostly those from various caverns of the Internet and my life,…
To Clarify: I am not referring to reclamation of slurs. This meme would be used in response to a white person wanting to say the n-word, not a black person doing the same. I do not mean to say it is illegal or impossible for someone to use a slur. I think we can all…
Thank You for Arguing: Summary of Chapters 1, 2, and 4 Chapters 1, 2, and 4 of Heinrichs’ “Thank You for Arguing” discuss a number of tactics and theory discussing ways in which one can convince others.The chapters illustrated just how frequent persuasion and arguments are in our lives. It also defined persuasion outside the…