1. Rhetoric Pathos, Ethos, Logos

2. “Are you really that stupid?” What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men? "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)

3. 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")

4. Rhetoric Rhetorical question - 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.

5. Why Learn it? Learn to manipulate people effectively. -=OR=- Get your message across more successfully. (Makes the A grade attainable)

6. Audience – beliefs, values, knowledge, experience Writer – Authority, appearance, eloquence, tone Message – Reasons, evidence, data, information argument Three Aspects of Your Paper/Speech Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle

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

8. 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

9. Poster Split up into four groups Group #1: Why your parents should buy you an iPad Group #2: Why your curfew should be extended past 11 p.m. Group #3: Why you should be allowed to see a Rated-R movie Group #4: Why we shouldn’t have math homework tonight