Presumptions | the normal, based on a group or experience.|“It made the hair stand up on the back of our necks.”
Presence | space, making it feel close. | “and about 1/2 mile into the hike we crossed a fire brake about 20 feet wide.”
Definition | Descriptive.| “they were not huge they were about the size of a full grown man but they did look human”
Illustration | For import, Event calls attention to rule’s possible applications. |
“But that is not all. About a year before that My stepfather and I were hiking around the same lake”..
Presumptions | The likely, Some measure of (intuitive) statistical judgment.| “And over the years there is one thing I have thought about a bigfoot would have to grow up, so maybe it was a young bigfoot.”
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ReplyDeleteA thesis that I would suggest would be:
ReplyDeleteBy incorporating rhetorical elements such as presence and definition in addition to utilizing fallacies including an unrepresentative sample and appeal to ignorance, the author of this Bigfoot sighting report is able to draw his audience closer to his story, add more depth to the details and events of the sighting, and is attempting to cement his experience as being unique from other claims of Bigfoot sightings.
Thanks Trevor!!
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ReplyDeleteYou've done some great stuff so far! You've already identified many of the elements from the P-OT chart, as well as noted examples. I didn't see a link to your chosen story, but based on what you've provided at the time, I think a thesis focusing maybe on how the writer focused on details for his story would be good to consider. He centered around making his story feel up close as well as appealing to the imagination by using illustration. This seems to be a key aspect of the writer's claim. Good Luck! You got this!
You did an amazing job at finding elements from the chart. The examples you choose were also very good and I think will help you with your thesis. The author went into a lot of detail and from the examples you choose really made me feel like I was in a story telling and I think that can also be beneficial to you when finding a thesis. Like Devin Said you got this! I am looking forward to your presentation and hearing on what thesis you come up with. You picked a great report.
ReplyDeleteThesis Comment: This story seems like one that really puts you in the authors shoes! This may be the way you describe how the author makes her claims believable. I don't want to sound repetitive with other comments, but its true that through their descriptions they really draw out emotion to make the reader feel as though there's no other logic behind why it couldn't be real.
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