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, March 3, 2020

Bigfoot Outline


INTRO


Attention Getter: My sister told me when I was younger that she saw Bigfoot, and that it was the most terrifying, humongous, hairiest beast she ever saw. She asked if I wanted to see it too, and I said yes, of course, so she hurried me to the other side of the house, pointing in the direction I was to look and all I saw was a mirror reflection of myself. Sisters are mean.

Thesis: Though my sister and I were young at that time, the author of this article is 67 and could be going delusional, but this article seems credible because she vividly describes what she saw and heard and uses her experience as an RN and former pilot to support her credibility as well as uses exact numbers which are often associated with facts.

Credibility: I’m Rachel and apparently I’m Bigfoot so I must know a thing or two about this topic.

Preview: Fallacies and P-OT
References: Vrooman’s fallacy chart and Perelmen’s argument chart

MAIN POINT (3): Including 3 Fallacies

TRANSITION: Next, we’re going to look at arguments using Perelmen’s chart

MAIN POINT (3): P-OT

CONCLUSION:

Summary: In conclusion, we talked about how these fallacies enhanced this article and can be seen as credible because it is able to use data, and describe what is happening.


Clencher: Plus, I would know that bigfoot is real since I’m here now. Thank you.



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