- A close reading of a text to find how and whether it works to persuade. Consider what strategies used to win trust, move heart and change mind.
- Puts readers at ease, more open to a proposal. Sober people suspend their judgement and prejudice to make a point that won't work with sober writing. Ridicule is very powerful aimed at targets but be careful.
- Rhetoric (art of persuasion). Aristotle classifies arguments purpose- past, present future
- Argument about contemporary values (beliefs/ assumptions debated in society called epidermic/ ceremonial arguments) tend to be heard at public occasions. Passionate, reinforce common values.
- Opponent is typically trend/ status quo. Very personal, or explore/ addressing problems in society.Problem exists and writer/ reader needs to solve
- Always address intended reader (in own mind) but also have the invoked reader those represented in the text. Writers establish their relationships through personal pronouns. Writers can't control readers.
- Dynamic- each element potential to effect all other arguments. Change audience change appeals
- Argument aims at making good, sound, decisions. Argue for a particular decision- career path, major. Review pros and cons.
- Prayer/ intense meditation. Transform something inside of self to reach peace of mind. Also- stained glass
- Held to the standards of a professional field. (Eng, science), presented to knowledgeable people by writers striving to make a honest case based on research. Source documented, follow patterns defined by disciples.
- Which of the following are default time fields? Select all that apply.(A) Date_day(B) Date_hour(C) Date_year(D) Date_mday
- for most other two-syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:Bondé- +bondé/ Stressant- + stressant/ dangereux- + dangereux.
- You can't ____ an animal to like you; you have to earn their trust.
- When you hike to the top of the mountain, you can see such lovely ____.
- True or False:@timeUnit will always round up and go forward through time.
- jump out of my skin/ shake like a leaf/ scare the living daylights out of me
- If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we usually double the consonant: Gros/ Chaud.
- Although they had only met once, he was _____ to see her again.
- We have a little summer ___ in the mountains.
- Drinking coffee every morning is a very ____ habit for me. I have been doing it since I was a teenager.