(Premises) Fact/Truth
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It is established that there have been sightings of
the Kaiaimunu in Papua New Guinea . This is presented as a fact/truth in the
article.
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(Premise Modifiers) Presence
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The article calls attention to the fact that there have been sightings
of the Kaiaimunu in Papua New Guinea by directing the focus of the article to
account of a man who saw the Cryptid.
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Repetition
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There is a lot of repetition when it comes to the word ‘sighting’. Sightings
are mentioned over and over again, which calls attention to the importance of
those sightings.
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(Based on the Stucture of Reality) Coexistence
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There are a lot of descriptions of the cryptid that are made in
reference to other (actually real) creatures like turtles, horses, and adult
humans. This creates the argument that we coexist with this cryptid I the same
way turtles, horses, and humans coexist.
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(Establishing the Stucture of Reality) Example
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There have been sightings of sauropod type creatures in this area of Papua New Guinea recently. This creates a rule that sauropods can be found in this
area in Papua New Guinea.
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(Establishing the Stucture of Reality) Illustration
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The Kaiaimunu is considered to be a close relative of the
Therizinosaurus, which is a sauropod. There have been sightings of the
Kaiaimunu in the same area in Papua New Guinea that sauropods are known to be
sighted. This supports the rule that sauropods can be found in this area of
Papua New Guinea
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This blog will be filled with data analysis samples created by students in my COMM 274 class at TLU. You will see a variety of types of rhetorical analysis methods on display here.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Kaiaimunu (P-OT)
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I think that, based on all the arguments you found, you could try and push the presentation towards how the author tries to make you believe that this stuff is real. You could talk about how in-depths (or not) that they go into the sightings and descriptions, and how they could impact people seeing this stuff for the first time. It shouldn't be a matter of if you believe in it or not, but, rather, how the author tries to convince you.
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