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Call for action or response Focus on the future Center on the audience Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Defining Need or Problem Making Strong and Clear Claim Showing that Proposal Addresses Need Showing that Proposal is Feasible Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Creators/Distributors Persons Creator’s attitude Intended effects Medium Media used Effect of medium Role of words Viewers/Readers What assume Overall impression Feelings about individuals Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Content and Purpose Argumentative purpose Cultural values Emotions Design Foreground, Background Any information Light and color; video, sound Details included Surprising elements Exaggeration Moves with argument Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Based on your character Reinforce your authority, character Based on facts and reason Organize information visually Convey Data efficiently Pie chart Bar graph Diagrams or drawings, Maps Emotional power of images/color Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Crediting Sources Citing Sources Citations Keyed to References Inaccurate or Incomplete Citation Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Acknowledging Use of Sources Direct Quotations Facts not widely known Judgments, Opinions Images, Statistics Collaboration (help of others) Copyrighted Internet Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Relevance Credentials of Author Stance of Author Credentials of Publisher Stance of Publisher Currency Accuracy Specialization Audience Length Availability Omissions Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Who created the site? .com .org .edu .mil .net .gov Credibility of author Accountability Currency Perspectives represented Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Rechecked Exact time, place, participants noted Part you played Permission of those involved Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson
Signal Words and Introductions (p. 557) Quotations Page breaks In-text citation & References Quotation marks Square brackets Ellipsis marks Long quotations (40 words or more) Paraphrases – the meaning in your own words Summaries – shortened version of a passage Visuals – cite sources also Copyright © 2011, Terry Hudson