Wrt 105: practice of academic writing Dr. Rusty Bartels Monday, October 29th, 2018 Week 10, Day 1

Overview Some thoughts Leith Freewrite Wrap-up

Some Thoughts In this freewrite, I want you to use this time as you need to. Use this as an opportunity to process your thoughts and feelings. Use this as an opportunity to think about how some of these things might be impacting you if you haven’t already, or haven’t already needed to. I’m going to give us 4 minutes for this.

Leith First, I want to frame the chapter by how Leith describes rhetoric & invention: “Aristotle said that the basic job of the rhetorician was to “discover the best available means of persuasion.”” (45) Invention: “not making things up, but exploring what there is to say on a subject…to find what’s available to be said…doing your homework.” (45) The whole point is to persuade your audience

Leith Break out into groups of 2-4. Each group will be assigned an appeal. In your group, you will: Summarize Leith’s discussion of the appeal - how you might define or describe it Identify any specialized terms that Leith uses, providing a definition if available in-text (or given usage clues) Provide an example of your own that expresses your understanding of this appeal Ethos — The Appeal from Character, or Look Who’s Talking (48 - 55) Logos — Sounding Reasonable (56 - 65) Pathos — Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry, Make ‘Em Agree (65 - 71)

Freewrite Think about an issue that’s happening in the world around - however large or small What is a conflict that has made that issue, an issue? What are the questions that are being ask? The problems that are trying to be solved? What are proposed or supposed causes of the issue? What are proposed or supposed solutions? What would you claim is the cause? Is a solution? What is a source, or who is a person, that you want to learn more about this issue from?

Wrap-up Today we: Addressed current events Utilized Leith to further understand the Appeals Next time: Reading: Birdsell & Groarke Focus: Visual argument Reminder: Reading Response 3 due uploaded to drive folder by beginning of class