Links to rhetorical tools:

Here are links to the rhetorical tools used in this class:

Schemes & Tropes -- Perelman & Olbrechts-Tyteca -- Fallacies -- Burke -- Rhetorical Toolbox -- Conspiracy Rhetorics

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Ghosts of Louisiana Perelman


Ghost Website Perelman-http://www.ghostsoflouisiana.com/

Facts/Truths: The website uses the facts/truths premise when it comes to describing the evidence found. Some of the evidence is “concrete” (most of it is just probable).

Loci (Quality): The better the photo, video, or EVP, the more true it is that ghosts exist and are present.

Succession (Propagation): The website uses this mostly when it comes to talking about their more negative hauntings and demons.

Example: In one of the videos, they explain that if something is done a right way, then the ghosts will respond.

4 comments:

  1. You have some solid usage of pereleman to give you enough utility as you go forward. I would advise that you tie in the specifics of where exactly the site thouroughly utilizes the argument tools. I believe that using emphasis on Loci in particular through your outline will give you a true lead going forward as it as the capability of really appealing.

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  3. It seems that many of your arguments are going for a logical appeal. Perhaps you could make the argument about how they structure the argument with pseudo-factual evidence to make it appear as if ghosts actually exist

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  4. I would try to isolate exact quotations to focus on while discussing the different parts of it. I'd try to focus on the probable facts, loci, and succession. Maybe discuss the use of non-concrete data and how we view the evidence to make us believe the credibility of ghosts existence (and therefore the site has meaning)

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