Appeal to Misleading Authority
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The page begins by telling the reader that the content of the page is
provided by an Australian man who is investigating the Kaiaimunu. Because he is investigating the Kaiaimunu, his
authority should be respected.
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Anecdotal Fallacy
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All of the information presented is from one man who gathered
information from other people who have supposedly seen the cryptid. No real
evidence other than anecdotal.
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Appeal to Ignorance
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The author is unsure why there is a lack of evidence for the cryptid
and suggests that it is nocturnal to explain how little evidence there is.
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Bandwagon
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The people in this area of Papua New Guinea report seeing the cryptid because
they believe that it is real. There are people that have seen it, and so they
are more likely to join in on reporting sightings of the cryptid. All of the
people are in one area where sightings of the cryptid are popular.
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Hasty Generalization
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The cryptid is said to be a good climber based on a small piece of
evidence that is presented in the text. The creature stood on a rock, so it
must be a good climber
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Begging the Question
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There has been a sighting of a Kaiaimunu. Why does this matter? There
have been sightings of sauropods in this area before. Why does this matter?
The Kaiaimunu is classified as a sauropod.
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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.
Links to rhetorical tools:
Here are links to the rhetorical tools used in this class:
Monday, February 25, 2019
Mason Bishop- Kaiaimunu
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You have many great arguments here. One I could also suggest is repetition, because, like many of the other cryptids, there are several sightings/encounters listed which gives the reader the feel that if all these people saw it, it must be true.
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