1. RWS 100: The Rhetorical Adventure Continues…

2. Discussion Posts

3. Organize each paragraph with these titles:
Project:
Argument:
Claims:
Evidence:
Strategy:

4. Education Level
Socioeconomic Status
Cultural Background
Age
Political Leaning
(or where they might stand on the issue being discussed)

5. Summary: The author talks about gun control
Summary: The author talks about gun control. Analysis: The author uses emotional pleas and an overwhelming amount of gun violence statistics to support this argument for tighter gun safety measures.

6. Summary: The author tells us about why we should vote for the candidate.
Analysis: In order to persuade minority voters who are struggling in the current economic climate to vote for her, the candidate shares a personal story to show that she has also experienced economic hardship, and can relate to their problems.

7. Summary says “what” the author is saying.
Analysis says “why” they are saying it (to persuade their audience to do/believe something), and “how” they are creating their argument (what strategies do they use?) how do they use the evidence they provide?

8. Types of Evidence
Page of your Course Reader

11. Homework: Blog is due Sunday by 11:59.
Chart Thompson for Tuesday.