Grace Tawatao’s response
similarities:
- the importance of rhetorical analysis
- identifying the speaker
Differences:
- She uses the example of MLK and his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” where I talk about the Jeep and the Cadillac ELR ads
- I go into detail about how you these marketers make a point to not underestimate their consumers and not treat them as if they are stupid
- She goes into detail about ethos, pathos and logos in relation to a rhetorical analysis whereas I focus on its importance, particularly how it can help readers not be manipulated by these corporations
- I discuss the coca-cola ad breakdown video (making reference to it to support my discussion response)
In a very general sense, when two people read such long passages jam-packed with information, they will inevitably focus on different parts and perhaps disregard others completely. I wanted to really drive home the point of empowering oneself by learning how to critically examine ads and other persuasive mediums because I know that many accept knowledge and what is presented to them at face value. Some of my peers will choose to give more of a synopsis of what the book was saying which is equally important. All these individual emphasis on different parts of the reading work in conjunction and thus, there is no wrong way to answer the discussion.
I was in a group with Sophia Tabucao and Meili Skov. In bold is the revisions.
Passage 1:
A man from the city came to visit a small farm, and saw a farmer feeding pigs in a very strange way. The farmer would lift a pig up to a nearby apple tree, then the pig would eat the apples directly off the tree. The farmer would move the pig from one apple to another until the pig was full, and then he would start again with another pig.
The man from the city was pretty puzzled; he watched for quite a while, and finally said, “What a strange way to feed pigs! It’s a waste of time! You could save a whole lot of time if you just shook the apples off the tree and let the pigs eat them from the ground!” The farmer looked puzzled and replied, “What’s time to a pig?”
Passage 2:
A young man waiting in line at the bank developed a loud case of hiccups. It got worse and worse and by the time he got to the teller’s window, he could hardly talk. After handing the teller his check to cash; the teller tapped numbers into the computer. After a moment the teller looked up and frowned,“I can’t cash your check,” she said.
The man was shocked. “Why not?” he asked.
“The computer indicates you do not have sufficient funds to cover this amount,” she said. “In fact, our records show that your account is overdrawn by more than $5000.00.”
“It can’t be!” cried the man. “You’ve got to be kidding!”
“You’re right. I am,” she smiled and started counting out his cash. “You will notice that your hiccups are gone, though!”
