All of the readings this week had me agreeing with them. I found myself on the side of Socrates and Isocrates without having much knowledge about their opponents. I looked at some of the techniques that allowed me to agree…
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Taxing Oil for Education
by Kim De Vries • • 0 Comments
Today I’ve taken my first year composition class to hear a talk by state assemblyman Alberto Torrico about AB656, a bill that would create a tax on oil and gasoline produced in the state, to fund public education. Logical arguments…
English 5001
Week 1 Commentary
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A key component of any successful rhetoric is the ability to acknowledge the opponent. This is something I learned back in 8th grade when I had to give a Pro/Con speech. If you want to seem knowledgeable, be convincing, and…
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Week 1: “This post will fill your mind with wonder! Read it, it will make you better” . . . Rhetoric: The art of persuasion, not of truth.
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Now that I have grasped the reader’s attention through the employment of rhetoric, though I am no famous rhetorician like Gorgias , I will use the aforementioned attention to discuss Plato’s Gorgias. Having one-half of the class title (i.e. History of Rhetoric)…
From the Field
As I make my way through the first week…
by Kim De Vries • • 0 Comments
I notice that my students are far more focused on “serious issues,” compared even to last semester. As Higher Ed. suffers more cuts, tuition rises, and as health care reform has stalled, they seem to not only be looking harder…
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Multi-Genre Assignment
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What is a Multi-Genre Paper? A multi-genre paper is just what the term suggests: it is a non-traditional paper using many different genres, depending on what the specific subject, facts or audience call for. Tom Romano who coined the term…