English 2010
Information effect revised as a brochre
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Persuasion effect revised as a political cartoon
(sorry, when I scanned it into my computer, the color got a little messed up)
Reflection
The rhetorical situation for both of these works is the debate that is taking place in our country on whether offensive speech deservers protection under the first amendment. It is an extremely important subject, because it deal with our fundamental rights and freedoms.
The common ground I found with my audience was the wellbeing of the American people, especially of those who are targets of hateful speech. It was pretty easy to figure this out, because everyone cares about the wellbeing of others they just have different opinions on how to accomplish this.
The first assignment I chose to revise was my information effect project. I chose to make it into a brochure which is a very similar medium. The main difference is that I have a lot less room, so I had to cut a lot of information out; leaving only the most important things. I think this medium will help to persuade my audience because it is short, and only includes the key points. I fell like this will lead more people to read it, because no one wants to read a long boring paper.
The secon assignmetn I revised was my persuasion effect project. I chose to make it a political cartoon. This medium is somewhat different, in that there is a lot less room for reasoning and explaining, but still at the same time very similar because it is still trying to persuade the audience. I think this medium will help to persuade my audience because it eye catching and easy to comprehend. Yet it will make the audience stop and think deeper about the issue.
For my brochure I used mostly logos and ethos, by providing a lot of factual evidence and reliable sources to back everything up. However, for my political cartoon I relied mostly on pathos. I created emotional responses by using familiar images: the Statue of Liberty, and the shape of the United States. And I further added to the emotion of those two images by incorporating other aspects of my argument. By putting a gag on the statue of liberty I am reminding my audience that we should all be free to speak our mind. And by making the words “free speech zone” form the shape of our country, I am reminding my audience that our founding fathers made our whole country a safe place for free expression. The whole country is a free speech zone.
Not everything I had planned on for my revisions worked out perfectly. Mostly I struggled visually. For example the formatting and look of my brochure didn’t turn out exactly as I wanted because the templet I was using made it difficult to make images the size I wanted, or to change where I put my text. I also wanted to upload it to my e portfolio so you could see it, however when I did this it ruined my formatting, so I was forced to upload the file instead so the audience has to click on it to view it. I also struggled to choose which information to include in my brochure. There was just so much I had to say in my information effect, and I had to cut out almost all of it.
My political carton also had some issues. When I drew it, it looked exactly how I wanted, however, when I scanned it into my computer to put on my e portfolio, the colors were all messed up. You can’t see the gray background I added to have contrast with the words, and the statue of liberty appears faded. Overall the affect makes it look too white, and colorless.
I have defiantly developed as a critical thinker and writer this semester. Before this class, I had a pretty good understanding of rhetoric, ethos, pathos, and logos. However, this semester I really learned how to use them in a variety of situations. I also learned how to find common ground with the opposing side and how to write in a way that lets them know that.
Going forward as a writer, I have several goals. I would like to become a more productive writer. Right now, my writing process is very messy and chaotic, and I would love to be more organized. And I also would like to make my writing more concise. Currently my writhing is very wordy and long, and I am working on making it shorter and to the point.
The common ground I found with my audience was the wellbeing of the American people, especially of those who are targets of hateful speech. It was pretty easy to figure this out, because everyone cares about the wellbeing of others they just have different opinions on how to accomplish this.
The first assignment I chose to revise was my information effect project. I chose to make it into a brochure which is a very similar medium. The main difference is that I have a lot less room, so I had to cut a lot of information out; leaving only the most important things. I think this medium will help to persuade my audience because it is short, and only includes the key points. I fell like this will lead more people to read it, because no one wants to read a long boring paper.
The secon assignmetn I revised was my persuasion effect project. I chose to make it a political cartoon. This medium is somewhat different, in that there is a lot less room for reasoning and explaining, but still at the same time very similar because it is still trying to persuade the audience. I think this medium will help to persuade my audience because it eye catching and easy to comprehend. Yet it will make the audience stop and think deeper about the issue.
For my brochure I used mostly logos and ethos, by providing a lot of factual evidence and reliable sources to back everything up. However, for my political cartoon I relied mostly on pathos. I created emotional responses by using familiar images: the Statue of Liberty, and the shape of the United States. And I further added to the emotion of those two images by incorporating other aspects of my argument. By putting a gag on the statue of liberty I am reminding my audience that we should all be free to speak our mind. And by making the words “free speech zone” form the shape of our country, I am reminding my audience that our founding fathers made our whole country a safe place for free expression. The whole country is a free speech zone.
Not everything I had planned on for my revisions worked out perfectly. Mostly I struggled visually. For example the formatting and look of my brochure didn’t turn out exactly as I wanted because the templet I was using made it difficult to make images the size I wanted, or to change where I put my text. I also wanted to upload it to my e portfolio so you could see it, however when I did this it ruined my formatting, so I was forced to upload the file instead so the audience has to click on it to view it. I also struggled to choose which information to include in my brochure. There was just so much I had to say in my information effect, and I had to cut out almost all of it.
My political carton also had some issues. When I drew it, it looked exactly how I wanted, however, when I scanned it into my computer to put on my e portfolio, the colors were all messed up. You can’t see the gray background I added to have contrast with the words, and the statue of liberty appears faded. Overall the affect makes it look too white, and colorless.
I have defiantly developed as a critical thinker and writer this semester. Before this class, I had a pretty good understanding of rhetoric, ethos, pathos, and logos. However, this semester I really learned how to use them in a variety of situations. I also learned how to find common ground with the opposing side and how to write in a way that lets them know that.
Going forward as a writer, I have several goals. I would like to become a more productive writer. Right now, my writing process is very messy and chaotic, and I would love to be more organized. And I also would like to make my writing more concise. Currently my writhing is very wordy and long, and I am working on making it shorter and to the point.