1. Do Now "Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do 'practice'?" (George Carlin) "If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?" (Billy Corgan) “Do you really think I would want a Battlestar Galactica-themed wedding?”

2. Grandma Simpson and Lisa are singing Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" ("How many roads must a man walk down/Before you call him a man?"). Homer overhears and says, "Eight!" Lisa: "That was a rhetorical question!" Homer: "Oh. Then, seven!" Lisa: "Do you even know what 'rhetorical' means?" Homer: "Do I know what 'rhetorical' means?“ (The Simpsons, "When Grandma Simpson Returns")

3. Rhetoric A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. The answer may be obvious or immediately provided by the questioner. Rhetoric – the art of persuasion

4. Why Learn it? Learn to manipulate people effectively -=OR=- Get your message across more successfully Makes the A grade that much easier to get

5. Audience – beliefs, values, knowledge, experience Writer – Authority, appearance, eloquence, tone Message – Reasons, evidence, data, information argument Three Aspects of Your Paper

6. Pathos – Emotion Ethos – Credibility Logos – Logic The art of Persuasion: The Three Appeals

7. Examples How to know: Ask yourself these questions Are they tugging at your emotions?  Pathos Are they using facts/logics/statistics?  Logos Are they proving themselves as a reliable source?  Ethos

8. Poster Split up into five groups – Group #1: Why your parents should buy you an iPhone – Group #2: Why your curfew should be extended past 11 p.m. – Group #3: Why you should be able to buy a Mature-rated game (or) see a rated-R movie – Group #4: Why we shouldn’t have math homework tonight – Group #5: Why we should start/begin school at a earlier/later time.