Rhetorically Smart?

Are YOU Rhetorically smart?

Before we begin Stage V, I'd like to pause for a moment and reflect on writing. What does it mean to be "rhetorically smart?"

Let's take a look at some video examples. Do you think these are rhetorically smart videos?

http://www.commoncraft.com/video/plagiarism

http://youtu.be/m6ZKVdKTWww

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220675/Gangnam-style-Georgia-congressman-John-Lewis-stars-latest-parody.html 
http://youtu.be/o6G3nwhPuR4

http://www.commoncraft.com/video/zombies

Your assignment:

Find an example of a public document with an audience similar to your own and write an analysis of it. How might you use what you learned from this analysis in your own plans for Stage V?

If you need some more direction, feel free to address the following questions:

• What made you choose this particular document?
• Who was the intended audience and how could you tell?
• What was the purpose of the document? How successful do you think the document was in reaching its purpose?
• What does it get "rhetorically right?"
•  How does it fail?
• What can YOU take away from this document when creating your own?

Your analysis should be about one page, typed, double spaced. Please also bring a copy, link, or picture of the public document you've decided to analyze.

Due Friday, November 8th (We won't be having class on Friday, so bring your response by my office between 8am-11:30am. If you'd like to turn it in on Wednesday and not worry about it, that works, too).

In addition, please review the Stage V assignment as we will be discussing it in more detail on Wednesday.