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According to Malala, "girls were stopped from going to school". What rhetoric is used in this sentence?
Logos
Malala also says "in my own village, there is still no secondary school for girls". Rhetoric?
Logos
"Let's begin this ending ... together ... today ... right here, right now" is what kind of rhetoric?
pathos / ehtos
What does Yousafzai mean when she says, "this award is not just for me"?
That it's for all the girls who are engaged in the same struggle as she is.
What was Sejourner Truth fighting for and what was the primary rhetoric of the speech?
equality / ethos
What is the difference between rhetorical appeal and rhetorical devices?
1. ethos, pathos, logos 2. rhetorical question, repetition (allusion and restatement also)
Name and explain each type of rhetorical appeal.
ethos (right and wrong + credible source), logos (logic, facts and figures), pathos (appealing to emotion)
What are the key three ingredients in argumentative wriring?
make a claim, give reason for why you think what you think & defend with credible evidence
Name two examples of effective speech writing techniques.
engage your audience directly + incorporate inspirational quotations
What was the name of the argumentative news article about vending machines?
Another Study Highlights the Insanity of Selling Junk Food in School Vending Machines
Name one piece of non-bias information provided by the vending machine news article.
Children who eat from vending machines consume less sodium.
Name one credible source cited by the vending machine study.
The Mayo Clinic, Michigan State University, Journal of School Health
What are the three pro-tips for debating?
remain calm / listen to your opponent / do your research
What claim did Andrew Rooney make in America the Not-So-Beautiful?
There is nowhere left to throw American trash and that the problem needs to be solved urgently.
Who was the target audience in Andrew Rooney's America the Not-So-Beautiful?
The American people
