Rhetorical Analysis Is Easy and Useful (and Fun!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video, I explain the basics of rhetorical analysis and show you how to do it. More importantly, though, we also talk about why you might want to do it--even if it's not for an assignment.
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0:00 Introduction
1:45 Analysis + Rhetoric
4:03 Analyzing Rhetoric
15:21 Conclusion
Awesome! Thanks for the great video. I loved the conclusion about not enough people having the superpower! The only thing I will say is that there was no ad in the video after your prompt for one (when I watched anyway).
Thanks--maybe you got lucky 🙂
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Ok that was an incredibly well thought out and integrated ad break. So clever!
Ha, thanks!
This was so clear and easy to follow. Thank you. I'm used to engaging with critical thinking from a social science perspective, so looking at it from this perspective is very interesting.
You bet--thanks!
My favorite ad break yet! I was presented questions about the book of Genesis intended to pique my curiosity and challenge my preconceptions about Biblical genres, promising me insight to understand a full third of the Hebrew Bible by learning Hebrew poetic forms in a Genesis class at Hillsdale College. The ad promised revelation of ancient knowledge hidden in plain sight through literary form, which---ironically, considering the beginning of Genesis---was pretty tempting.
That's lucky to get an enjoyable ad break--what I wouldn't give for one 😆
I got a really long ad about how some person apparently succeeded in life because of some special method, (presumably, it was an ad for a self-help book), but it was so generic that I quickly got bored and skipped it.
Oof, a classic ad-audience mismatch, it sounds like
Thank you for making this video. I flunked high school, so this is very helpful as an adult in the Information Age.
Thanks--I'm glad it helped!
First ad: Grammarly. It helped this guy with applying for residency so it will help you too. It helps you avoid repetitive words and has other wonderful features which will be so helpful to you. Ugh. I've been writing for school on the computer, so that's probably why I get these so much. As an aside, I once had a classmate come to me to proofread an assignment she had written, and I noticed there was the same mistake all over it: many times there would be a sentence break in the middle of a sentence. I told the kid and she said that's what Grammarly told her to do. Doesn't make me think highly of it.
second ad: google ads? It was talking about how they give ads geared towards you. Amusing that's the ad I got, but I'm not sure what they're trying to get anyone to do --- do we have a choice to get ads? Plus, I usually skip ads.
Oh Grammarly...
TH-cam Premium means I didn’t have to see an ad but I suppose that is something in itself.
LIDAR BATHYMETRY MENTIONED!
If I were a kid (I'm an old man) why would I want to go to Book Week?
1) 4:10 Look! It's a play ground! Different toys and ways to play on now. Gone are the slides, and swings, and Jungle Jims and things. I think it's a "playground." Replacing those fun toys are larger-than-life size books, but are they fun? I dunno if I'm a kid, BUT look at but those kids having fun! It may not be about books (to a kid watching), but I've got to be there. Let's go! I simply think the playground motif alone is what will drive the kids. Only two books have pics, and the rest are just titles--I'm not sure if the kids would be THAT excited about the pics, but then again I'm way too old to truly know. Today (2024) I would say the kids MAY see a call to explore books in Book Week, BUT I'm inclined more to say they would still want to go but to see BIG SCREEN animation!😝
In any event the kids will be there, which was the npoint all alone.
2) How would it motivate the parents? I think this one involves some politics. Yeah, even then. ESPECIALLY THEN! Note the very muted colors. Of course you could have a pic of an original cover from a 67 year old book which could explain. But no vivid red, not even a single red letter in the book title meant to address kids, except for a small cap and shirt? Fishy huh, or poor marketing-rhetoric? Kids have always loved red, haven't they? Since this is 1957 I suspect we were in, or near the McCarthy era peak on hunting down communists. Then, it was called The Big Red Scare (or something). Red? Books? Targeting kids in 1957? Must be liberals and communists planning to take over the world starting with the kids. Maybe that sounds hysterical in 2024, but not so in 1957. Beware! I suspect the people promoting Book Week back then felt they had to be extra careful targeting kids during Book Week to not run afoul of the witch hunters. We could also jump to the other side and say that the promoters were right-wing anti communists or John Birchers who made it clear through code no principal red usage. Wild huh? Remember this is 1957. In any event I think the secondary audience as you said is the parent, and you-- the promoter of Book Week had better show some evidence you ain't no commie. This is fun! Bring more!
Oh the rhetorical complexities of 1950s book weeks...
Nice video!
People see ads on TH-cam? How quaint!
I've heard it can happen... 😜