...Unit 4 Assignment Rachel Trujillo 27 April 27, 2016 Cm220 Unit 4 Assignment Worksheet In the Units 3 and 4 Discussions, you created a thesis statement that offered a solution to a problem in your community or workplace. In this unit’s Assignment, you will revise and evaluate the effectiveness of that thesis using the Toulmin Model. Part I: First of all, you will revise the provisional thesis statement that you generated in the previous unit Discussion. Make sure the thesis is concise (1–2 sentences) and includes two parts: a proposal for solving a problem and a reason that solution is needed. For more on creating effective persuasive thesis statements, review the following Writing Center resources: * “Give Your Paper Direction: Developing a Strong Thesis Statement” * “Writing a Thesis for a Persuasive Essay” ------------------------------------------------- Write your revised two-part thesis statement here, and be sure to include a claim + reason (the “because” or “since” clause): ------------------------------------------------- In order to provide soldiers with a more accurate and fair account of their body mass index the Army should discontinue use of the tape test and instead use a skinfold caliper, if a soldier does not pass the caliper they should be given the option to undergo the water displacement test wich is the golden standard for bmi testing: this will provide soldiers with a fair chance in passing their height and weight requirements. ...
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...advertising, which are Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, to confine the mind of the consumer. The Toyota Rav4 ad focuses on the appeal of Pathos to attract the consumer into buying their product. The use of humor within the commercial softens the audience’s feelings to make the commercial more appealing. The appeals of Ethos and Logos are scarcely used throughout the ad, frankly because they didn’t need to. Toyota is a loyal and trusted company that has been around since 1937, and consumers are familiar with that. The Art of Persuasion Advertising and Advertisements are both tactics that advertisers and marketers use to entice customers in order to maximize their profit. Both Advertisers and Marketers have come about various ways to attract us, the consumer, into buying products that we need, and even products that we don’t need. They do this by creating instances that touch us as humans. Advertisements make us feel the urge to buy things based on the natural human emotion, our judgment between right and wrong, and whether or not something makes sense or not. These three attributes are also known as Pathos, Ethos, and Logos, which come from the Greek philosopher Aristotle who separated the ability to persuade or “appeal” into 3 different categories. * Pathos is the art of persuasion by clinging on to the reader’s emotion (John D.) Whether it is happy, sad, or angry, the goal when using pathos is to get the reader emotionally...
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...Hojing Song 09/29/2014 Fa(S) t Food & F(A)st Citizens Comparing two articles is not an easy job it is like having two plates on the table in front of you. One filled with Hot-Fudge and the other filled with Garden Salad. Well, it is obvious, that our taste buds would crave for the Hot-Fudge and not for the salad. “Smart Choices” eat healthy and stay healthy, sounds right, but not all the time. In the same way, an essay may sound just right until we analyze it rhetorically. An essay, constructed with equal and right amounts of Ethos. Pathos and Logos would be the one under the limelight, which in this case is “Remarks to the NACCP” by Michelle Obama, over “Unhappy...
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...subject: 1. the relationship between key aspects of normal genitourinary function and the pathophysiology involved in select genitourinary-related conditions, including: • female-specific disorders: endometriosis, ovarian cancer, PID, UTIs. • male-specific disorders: testicular cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer • nongender-specific problems: STIs, urologic obstructions 2. the relationship between key aspects of normal renal function and the pathophysiology involved in select renal conditions, including: • hydronephrosis. • glomerulonephritis • acute kidney injury (AKI; previously known as ARF—acute renal failure) and chronic kidney disease 3. signs and symptoms related to above pathological conditions, including significance of diagnostic test results used to evaluate and monitor renal and genitourinary function, such as: • PSA • BUN, creatinine, urinalysis, creatinine clearance 4. basic treatment modalities of the above pathologies....
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...Rhetorical Strategies in Butler’s “phylosophe” and Brook’s “Honor Code” Judith Butler and David Brooks both use the similar method of telling a story at the beginning to convince their audience that what they are saying is true. Judith Butler, a philosopher, in a youtube interview, “phylosophe” (2007), argues that society has a severely deep fear relating to gender norms. Meanwhile, David Brooks, a columnist, in “Honor Code” (2012), from The New York Times claims that the education system is to blame for the increase of males failing each year, not the males themselves. While Butler tells an anecdote, Brooks uses an allusion which both are stories that get the audience involved, appeals to pathos and logos, which is when the author tries to affect the audience’s personal feelings and tries to persuade the listener through deductive reasoning, and uses tone, the attitude of the speaker and the effects it has on the audience. Butler begins by...
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...All in all, while the two texts do not have the same exact audiences, they both generally target and apply to the same viewers they intend their message to be seen and heard by. Rhetorical Appeals One aspect of each of these videos that helps them execute their messages so well is their abundant use of rhetorical appeals and figurative language. The first video by Prince Ea uses all three rhetorical appeals, as well as a strong application of figurative language. Although each rhetorical appeal is used by Prince Ea, he relies heavily on pathos to influence his audience. Throughout his video there are uses of music in the background while he gives out his message or the occasional pan of the camera to the in-video audience who display emotional facial expressions. At one point in the video the author asks a question to the “education system” regarding a metaphor he used for the children, “Do you realize how many kids relate to that fish swimming upstream in class never finding their...
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...Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Whenever you read an argument you must ask yourself, "is this persuasive? And if so, to whom?" There are several ways to appeal to an audience. Among them are appealing to logos, ethos and pathos. These appeals are prevalent in almost all arguments. To Appeal to Logic (logos) | To Develop Ethos | To Appeal to Emotion (pathos) | Theoretical, abstract language Literal and historical analogies Definitions Factual data and statistics Quotations Citations from experts and authorities Informed opinions | Language appropriate to audience and subject Restrained, sincere, fair minded presentation Appropriate level of vocabulary Correct grammar | Vivid, concrete language Emotionally loaded language Connotative meanings Emotional examples Vivid descriptions Narratives of emotional events Emotional tone Figurative language | | Effect | | Evokes a cognitive, rationale response | Demonstrates author's reliability, competence, and respect for the audience's ideas and values through reliable and appropriate use of support and general accuracy | Evokes an emotional response | Definitions Logos: The Greek word logos is the basis for the English word logic. Logos is a broader idea than formal logic--the highly symbolic and mathematical logic that you might study in a philosophy course. Logos refers to any attempt to appeal to the intellect, the general meaning of "logical argument." Everyday arguments rely heavily...
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...Essentials Grace L. Yost June 3, 2011 ABSTRACT I watched several videos about Lupus. My goal was to critique them all using what I have learned about the Rhetorical Triangle. This subject is dear to my heart because I have Lupus as well and I was also looking for what video best presented information about Lupus. The first video that I watched was titled “A bad day with Lupus” (Lupus, 2005).One of The first things that I noticed right away was that the creator of this short video had included music as well as graphics with her presentation. I thought that this was a way to keep the viewers’ attention as well as the information on the screen. The first video starts out with a song and a page simply titled “Lupus”. The colors were vibrant and appealing. This too, I felt was a plus. But I also realize that not all subjects such as dealing with diseases, will have pretty colorful scenery. I also realize that this individual might have chosen to use this attempt at first in order to draw in the viewer. In the first video, the author uses pictures of butterfly’s, which happen to be one of the symbols of Lupus. One of the most noticeable bodily changes due to Lupus is a butterfly shaped rash across the bridge of a person’s nose. The author colorfully shows this again by pictures, and notes. I felt the strong emotional appeal that the creator wanted to make with this video. I definitely felt that the “logos” “ethos” and “pathos” were all met, therefore making...
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...“Celebrate now, if you wish. You won’t be celebrating later” (2 Bill McEwen). Bill McEwen attempts to scare the audience with this statement. The author tries to shock the readers with his bold statement through his use of pathos (emotions). He states that although this project may seem as something that will help the economy and everyone, later this project will bring water shortages. Water shortages will cause a major impact on human life because humans need water in order to survive. Another interesting quote, “After nearly two decades of legal fighting, many of the farmers in the Friant Water Users authority decided that settling out of court and giving up some water for Salmon was smarter than taking their chances with a federal judge”(2). With this quote, the audience understands that the farmers did not want to give up their property, but they soon became tired of legal fighting so they gave up. This causes the audience to be affected emotionally. The restoration...
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...COMMUNICATION THEORY A review of Stephen Mailloux’s (1995, ed) discussion of “Sophistry and Rhetorical pragmatism” (pp1-30) and West and Turner’s (2010, pp.312-327) discussion of “Rhetoric”. This essay is a review of Stephen Mailloux’s discussion of Sophistry and Rhetorical pragmatism (Mailloux, 1995) and West and Turner’s discussion of Rhetoric (West & Turner, 2010). The writings in question discuss the origins and evolution of Rhetoric, with Mailloux introduce a historical and philosophical criticism of “sophistic Rhetoric as applied in the modern American context” (for example, neopragmatism and poststructuralism), and evaluated in the rest of the book, whilst West and Turner enlighten the reader about the heurism and globalism of Aristotle’s Rhetorical theory with a focus on the discipline of public speaking. Mailloux introduces sophistic Rhetoric as founded on the pragmatic doctrine that “Man is the measure of all things: of things which are, that they are, and of things which are not, that they are not”, a phrase attributed to the Sophist Protagoras (Patrick, 2006). Others Sophists of note include Gorgias, Prodicus, Hippias and Thrasymachus – quoted in Plato’s Republic as saying “… ‘Just’ or ‘right’ means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party” (Plato & Lane, 2007)). West and Turner’s account of the Rhetoric show that the first teachers of Rhetoric were the "Sophists”, who were nomadic teachers of public speaking that were respected for their intellect...
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...New Great Generation Writers Joel Stein and Josh Sanburn make some particular and rhetorical choices in their portrayals of Millennials in their article posted in TIME magazine, “The New Greatest Generation”. The assessments they make are broad in their descriptions about the generation known as the Millennials: They’re narcissistic, They’re lazy, They’re entitled, They’re selfish, and even a bit delusional. Those are not just unfounded negative stereotypes about 80 million Americans born roughly between 1980 and 2000 (Stein and Sanbrun 3). The authors analyze a decade of sociological research. In this article, they examine the overwhelming negative data about Millennials and argue that rather than being inherently self-centered or overconfident, Millennials are just adapting quickly to a world undergoing rapid technological change. In this article they use a factual tone. The authors effectively use the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, and logos to convince a mainstream audience that Millennials are adapting quickly through expert testimony and scientific data. While interviewing psychology professors, and english professors, the authors use a Journalistic approach as they employ a logos appeal for their article “The New Greatest Generation,” meanwhile convincing the mainstream audience that Millennials are adapting quickly to their ever evolving with technology and social media driven world. A psychology professor at California State University at Dominquez hills author...
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...measurements are made over several clinical visits. Basic Patho Disease of the vascular regulatory system in which the mechanisms that usually control arterial pressure within a certain (normal) range are altered. Medications 1. chlorothiazide (Diuril)- Acts on distal tubule and thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle by increasing excretion of water, sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium. Common Side Effects- headache, dizziness, fatigue, orthostatic hypotension, hypokalemia, N/V, anorexia, constipation, urinary frequency, photosensitivity. Nursing Considerations- BP lying, standing; postural hypotension may occur, especially in geriatric pts. Electrolytes: sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium; include BUN, blood glucose, CBC, serum creatinine, blood pH, ABGs, uric acid; glucose in urine if patient is diabetic. 2. hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide)- Acts on distal tubule and ascending limb of loop of Henle by increasing excretion of water, sodium, chloride, potassium. Common Side Effects- dizziness, fatigue, weakness, orthostatic hypotension, hypokalemia, N/V, anorexia, urinary frequency, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia. Nursing Considerations- BP lying, standing; postural hypotension may occur, especially in geriatric pts. Signs of metabolic alkalosis: drowsiness, restlessness. Signs of hypokalemia: postural hypotension, malaise, fatigue, tachycardia, leg cramps, weakness, dehydration. 3. enalapril (Vasotec)- Selectively suppresses reninangiontensin-aldosterone...
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...Worksheet for Viewing The Arts of Criticism . . . Giving and Receiving Name: __Rahul Anantoju____________________________ After viewing the video, please answer the following questions: 1. What is the purpose of the self-test for someone giving criticism? To think about giving criticism making sure criticism is legitimate or not, to make situation better for everybody, to help. 2. Which comes first, your self-test or the EPM formula? Self-test 3. Have you seen others criticize like Everett did the first time? What happened? Yes I did, and my boss was angry at a colleague for not attending a meeting, and criticized. My colleague defended, as a result, things did not work well between the two. 4. Have you ever taken criticism personally? What did you do? I haven’t taken any criticism personally and always learnt from it. 5. What did Beverly have to gain from listening to the criticism? It was hurting Beverly’s career and the company, added cost and nearly lost the client for one project 6. What does EPM stand for? E-empathize P-pin point problems M-move forward 7. Read the following scenario and fill in E, P, M: a. Carlos, who has a desk close to yours, often borrows items from your desk while you are away. When he returns these items, they are often damaged – the stapler is broken, or the policy manual has pages missing. You’ve kept silent about it for several months, but now you are especially upset because the batteries are...
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...NUR160 Ca Name: Jodi Wiak | Section: 160 | Instructor: Ms. Higgins | Dates of care: 4/1/14 | Week: 1st clinical | Name: Jodi Wiak | Section: 160 | Instructor: Ms. Higgins | Dates of care: 4/1/14 | Week: 1st clinical | General Survey | Age: 85 | Sex: F | Ethnicity: Caucasion | # of days since admission: 7d | Allergies: Latex PCN | Code Status: FULL CODE | Diet: TPN | Rationale: Small bowel obstruction and resection benefit TPN over tube feedings is that all the nutrition is delivered at a cellular level making it immediately available for the body to utilize rather than making the body breakdown and absorb nutrients in the GI tract. It makes it easier on the digestive tract by giving the GI a chance to rest and heal without causing more harm. The patient also has to expend energy to breakdown foods/nutrition through the GI tract. Getting it TPN conserves the much needed energy the patient needs to heal their tissues and gain strength. | Activity: bedridden w/slight mobility with a walker | Rationale: Post surgical abdominal surgery, pt age, weakness, and recent foot surgery limiting her mobility. | Behavior/Affect: My pt was anxious when I first arrived due to her elevated B/P, N&V, and pain intolerance. By the end of shift my patient was very calm and communicative. | Isolation: | Yes | No | Culture: ⦵ | Source: ⦵ | Type of Isolation: ⦰ ⦵ | Height: 5’ 7.5” | Weight: 133 | BMI: 20.5 (BSA 1.71) | General Survey | Age: 85 | Sex:...
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...However, their tendency to cheat alters based on several factors, such as the characteristics of the person, the value of the incentive, and the impact of the setting on the person’s mood. 1. Metaphor- “He had thrown off the shackles of cubicle life and made himself happy.” (Levitt/Dubner 45) 2. Juxtaposition- “But in the big-office/small-office comparison, bagel crime seems to mirror street crime. There is far less street crime per capita in rural areas than in cities, in large part because a rural criminal is more likely to be known (and therefore caught).” (Levitt/Dubner 46) 3. Allusion- “Because many of Feldman’s customers are affiliated with the national security, there may have been a patriotic element to this 9/11 effect.” (Levitt/Dubner 47) 4. Antithesis- “But often a small and simple question can help chisel away at the biggest problems.” (Levitt/Dubner 45) 5. Pathos- “Paul Feldman’s bagel business was different. It did present a victim. The victim was Paul Feldman.” (Levitt/Dubner 46) Argument: How is the Ku Klux Klan like a Group of Real-Estate Agents? The second chapter of Freakonomics states that, though...
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