Press# 15: Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop
Mattering
Rhetorical
Device, Fallacy, Perelman
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Quote/Example
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Analysis
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Rhetorical
device:
Anaphora
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“I
don’t think any of us could have imagined how tiny cameras would allow us to
see, time and again, injustices perpetrated, mostly against black people, by
police officers. I don’t think we could have imagined that video of police
brutality would not translate into justice, and I don’t think we could have
imagined how easy it is to see too much”
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The
use of “I don’t think’ repeatedly is interesting because it makes it seem as
though the author is becoming tired, frustrated, and fed up with the same
events happening. And at the end of “I don’t think,” she uses either the word
“we,” or “us” as if she can speak for an entire marginalized group of people.
Not only is she angry, but the ones she is speaking for as well, who might
can’t voice their opinion in article style.
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Fallacy:
Appeal to consequences
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“Charges
might be brought against the two officers involved, but, as history both
recent and not shows us, it is rare for police officers to be convicted in
such shootings.”
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The
hope with this statement is to see justice, but the author kind of reminds
the audience of America’s history with crimes like this one. The author makes
sure that we don’t forget the long history of America without directly
stating exactly what she means, because she knows that she doesn’t have to
explain something society tends to forget.
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Perelman:
Premise Modifiers:
Presence-Space
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“The
video that truly haunts me is from a news conference with Quinyetta
McMillon, the mother of Alton Sterling’s oldest child, a 15-year-old boy, who
sobbed and cried out for his father as his mother read her statement. If
the video of his father’s death feels too familiar, the video of this child’s
raw and enormous grief must not.”
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Since
the author reminds us previously that this has happened before on numerous
occasions, this case feels just like the others.
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Video# 6: A City Reacts: State of Emergency -
Ferguson, Missouri (Dispatch 10)
Rhetorical
Device, Fallacy, Perelman
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Quote/Example
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Analysis
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Rhetorical
Device:
Angle- Eye level
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The
interviews of the different people throughout the video during Ferguson
hearing
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Nothing
really in the video is shown from high or low angles, as if they want us to
see and feel the emotions that are happening.
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Fallacy:
Emotional Appeal
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Interviews
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As
the hearing is going on, we get to see and listen to others thoughts on the
matter. This is important because the video was shot at the time the Ferguson
hearing was going on. Each interviewee, was angry at the state at which their
city was in, and angry that yet again another shooting has happened. A lot of
them were there for support because one person said, “it could’ve been my son
or nephew.” It captures the audience attention by making sure we’re paying
attention to the live action.
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Perelman:
Premise Modifiers:
Presence-Time
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The
interviews
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I
feel because this video was captured during the time of the hearing and
interviews were being conducted of different protestors, I feel as though getting
the people’s reactions made the video more personal to others across the
country who may have been feeling the same way. It’s possible that the
interviews were raw (meaning you can tell they weren’t acting for the camera)
Since this was raw footage it makes the audience at home watching supporting,
feel a connection and understand.
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Social media#2 Instagram: Looked at the 3rd picture posted and the caption
Rhetorical Device, Fallacy, Perelman
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Quote/Example
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Analysis
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Rhetorical Device:
Color- High Contrast
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3rd picture posted
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Although it’s a picture of a woman, she
is wearing a dashiki, which is made up of different bright colors. Behind her
are bright colors as well.
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Fallacy:
Appeal to emotion
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“Feminist, fat, queer blogger Jessica
Hipolito reminding us all that the resistance of Black people is not new. It
comes from a deep history that we must not forget and always be connected to
our inherited power as we struggle for freedom. #BLM2BRA #BlackWomenLead”
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The caption itself identifies with the
picture, and the caption first describe the woman that is shown speaking
giving her physical attributes to try and make us feel a connection with her.
Also, describing the long history America has had.
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