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One of my favorite activities in life is snowboarding. Around 10 years of age I switched from skiing to snowboarding and never looked back. This was a whole new lifestyle to me. The first two days were the roughest; all my friends were yelling at my "lean on your toes then rotate to your heel!" Every time i would do this I end up wiping at and I would hear my friends yell "yard-sale." At first I thought they were actually screaming for a real yard-sale, but I was wrong. The first time i realized what a yard-sale actually was was when I was on the ski lift heading towards the top of the mountain and some kid skiing had taken a fall. He skis were thrown from his feet along with his hat goggles gloves and the rest of his equipment was spread across the slope. Finally I understood that a yard-sale was not were people were selling items but when a person crashes and all their stuff is spread across the mountain. This was one of a few terms I had learned that winter from being in this new discourse community and hoped that a yard-sale never happened to me because it was not only embarrassing but painful.
2)When an author focuses on small details rather than the big picture.
a)ethos
b)amplification thru simplification
c)immediate visual context
d)none of the above
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Blog #8
1) Literacies are a part of everyone’s lives, it can be any knowledge one has obtained over the course of their life. Most people consider being literate to mean being able to read and write. Villanueva is part of two different communities. He can understand both the English and Spanish languages and this makes him part of two different literacies. Throughout the text there is the use of both languages and unless you are part of the same discourse community as Villanueva then it would be a hard text to follow.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Blog #7
1)"I think you included everything that is required but I think you should maybe use 1 or 2 more quotes if possible" this comment is good because this is one of my weak points in writing. Having correct cited work makes for a better argument in your paper. People will also have trouble understanding where terms came from without the proper citations.
1)The most important terms I have learned in class are ethos and pathos. Without these terms being present in an argument the reader will have no emotional connection to it. Most importantly people will not be trustful of anything unless there is a clear presence of ethos. These two terms are also important because every advertisement I have read recently have representations of both ethos and pathos and helps me understand the ad better.
2)The type of proof I have seen in my Adnalysis is motivational proof. As stated by Nancy Wood, motivational proof "will urge the audience to take prescribed steps to meet an identified need." This to me means that this helps the reader see the reasoning to purchase this new and improved Dyson ball vacuum. In the advertisement, the text states "A ball just turns." This represents the fact that this vacuum is more mobile than others, which improves efficiency.
Wood,Nancy V,Essentials Of Arguments.2nd ed Upper Saddle River,New Jersey. 07458:2009.print.
1)The most important terms I have learned in class are ethos and pathos. Without these terms being present in an argument the reader will have no emotional connection to it. Most importantly people will not be trustful of anything unless there is a clear presence of ethos. These two terms are also important because every advertisement I have read recently have representations of both ethos and pathos and helps me understand the ad better.
2)The type of proof I have seen in my Adnalysis is motivational proof. As stated by Nancy Wood, motivational proof "will urge the audience to take prescribed steps to meet an identified need." This to me means that this helps the reader see the reasoning to purchase this new and improved Dyson ball vacuum. In the advertisement, the text states "A ball just turns." This represents the fact that this vacuum is more mobile than others, which improves efficiency.
Wood,Nancy V,Essentials Of Arguments.2nd ed Upper Saddle River,New Jersey. 07458:2009.print.
Monday, March 8, 2010
#6
One of my comments
Sources used, but none of them are mentioned in the paper itself. Example is “Foss, Foss and Trapp say that a symbol is blah blah blah yadda yadda” Shows you used the source instead of pulling the knowledge from thin air.
Most of the comments on my paper are mostly just sentence revision and other grammar errors that I have made. After reading through both of my peer reviews the most common argument is about my sources. Even while i was writing the paper I knew that I had to use the sources somewhere, but I wasn't sure how. This comment helps me to realize how and my it is important to use my sources to their full potential. Without these sources some readers might think where did this come from or how did they get here. And because of this it is evident for me to correctly use them.
the definition of warrants has many different meanings, but the one with the most potential for our class is "the appeal to human motives that are an important part of any argument(pg#111). Any argument needs common ground and basically warrants are usually the common ground between the arguer and audience. Having warrants presence will make the audience feel more at "home" and also without the use of warrants the author will find it difficult to prove their point; especially without the proof.
Wood Nancy V. . Essentials of Argument. 2nd. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education Inc., 1999.104.print
Sources used, but none of them are mentioned in the paper itself. Example is “Foss, Foss and Trapp say that a symbol is blah blah blah yadda yadda” Shows you used the source instead of pulling the knowledge from thin air.
Most of the comments on my paper are mostly just sentence revision and other grammar errors that I have made. After reading through both of my peer reviews the most common argument is about my sources. Even while i was writing the paper I knew that I had to use the sources somewhere, but I wasn't sure how. This comment helps me to realize how and my it is important to use my sources to their full potential. Without these sources some readers might think where did this come from or how did they get here. And because of this it is evident for me to correctly use them.
the definition of warrants has many different meanings, but the one with the most potential for our class is "the appeal to human motives that are an important part of any argument(pg#111). Any argument needs common ground and basically warrants are usually the common ground between the arguer and audience. Having warrants presence will make the audience feel more at "home" and also without the use of warrants the author will find it difficult to prove their point; especially without the proof.
Wood Nancy V. . Essentials of Argument. 2nd. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education Inc., 1999.104.print
Monday, February 22, 2010
#5
1)
English has always been one of my weaker subjects throughout my life. When it comes to writing I always world just start to write instead of making an outline or jot down ideas. This chapter taught me that an outline is basically my cheat sheet and is a great tool that should always be used. Wood states “A written outline helps many people see the organization of ideas before they begin to write.”(80) I guess I have always been one of those people who “just write” and organize afterwards because in my papers my thoughts were out of order. Creating an outline doesn’t only keep your thoughts in order but helps to stay focused on an area and what to continue to write next. Another good point that Wood makes is time management. I definitely qualify under the category of procrastinate and it gives me an overwhelming feeling and can cause some stress.
2)
I believe that the author of The Controversy behind Barbie has a neutral perspective on the matter of a Barbie doll to be good or bad for a young girl. She does not agree or disagree with one side but a mix of both and I basically feel the same way. The paper has a few perspectives describe throughout it which shows that she is not trying to argue one view. I feel this doll is good for children’s imagination but should not learn the way of life by a doll. Virasin states “We, as an entire culture, need to look at our ideas about beauty and what we are teaching children about themselves.”(98)
Essentials of Argument Second Edition Nancy V. Wood
The Controversy behind Barbie Prisma Virasin
English has always been one of my weaker subjects throughout my life. When it comes to writing I always world just start to write instead of making an outline or jot down ideas. This chapter taught me that an outline is basically my cheat sheet and is a great tool that should always be used. Wood states “A written outline helps many people see the organization of ideas before they begin to write.”(80) I guess I have always been one of those people who “just write” and organize afterwards because in my papers my thoughts were out of order. Creating an outline doesn’t only keep your thoughts in order but helps to stay focused on an area and what to continue to write next. Another good point that Wood makes is time management. I definitely qualify under the category of procrastinate and it gives me an overwhelming feeling and can cause some stress.
2)
I believe that the author of The Controversy behind Barbie has a neutral perspective on the matter of a Barbie doll to be good or bad for a young girl. She does not agree or disagree with one side but a mix of both and I basically feel the same way. The paper has a few perspectives describe throughout it which shows that she is not trying to argue one view. I feel this doll is good for children’s imagination but should not learn the way of life by a doll. Virasin states “We, as an entire culture, need to look at our ideas about beauty and what we are teaching children about themselves.”(98)
Essentials of Argument Second Edition Nancy V. Wood
The Controversy behind Barbie Prisma Virasin
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Blog #4
After reading Birdsel and Groarke's text I have come to the realization that it is an argument within itself. The writer never tries to discredit the fact that a written argument is inferior to visual argument but the fact that both will have the same impact on the reader. I feel that their purpose here is to better explain how when a visual argument is presented correctly it will have the same and if not more of an effect on the reader. A great example of this from the reading is figure 2 from the reading. The picture depicts an artist painting what he sees in front of him in his own abstract way. Although the picture does not go deep into details, the painter does focus on a few key parts in order to get his argument across. “Someone who does not see his cartoon as an answer to criticisms of Soviet communism has radically misunderstood the point.”(4) I feel that in order to fully understand a visual argument you must be able to understand where the artist is coming from and usually some sort of text is needed for that.
Two terms that I can relate to the immediate visual context, verbal context, and visual culture are signs and symbols. Signs and symbols are used together for a means to communicate. Visual context is very similar to symbols in my opinion for the fact that a symbol represents something else by virtue of relationship and visual context is a series of frames to depict a scene. Symbols and signs also compare to visual culture for the same reasoning but just like an Icon, its meaning can change over time. Sometimes a sign and symbol could not be enough to explain an argument, so we add verbal context. Just like in figure 1 of reading, the picture alone would not explain the message of the picture so text was added to it.
Work Cited
Birdsell, David and Groarke, Leo. Argument and Advocacy; Summer 1996; 33, 1-10; Research Library
Two terms that I can relate to the immediate visual context, verbal context, and visual culture are signs and symbols. Signs and symbols are used together for a means to communicate. Visual context is very similar to symbols in my opinion for the fact that a symbol represents something else by virtue of relationship and visual context is a series of frames to depict a scene. Symbols and signs also compare to visual culture for the same reasoning but just like an Icon, its meaning can change over time. Sometimes a sign and symbol could not be enough to explain an argument, so we add verbal context. Just like in figure 1 of reading, the picture alone would not explain the message of the picture so text was added to it.
Work Cited
Birdsell, David and Groarke, Leo. Argument and Advocacy; Summer 1996; 33, 1-10; Research Library
Monday, February 8, 2010
Blog #3
1)
After reading this chapter I learned that visual arguments are probably one of the most convincing parts of an agreement. People say that a picture can last a thousand words and from what I have learned this is more then truth; a picture can be interpreted in many different ways but usually the artist or photographer leads you to a specific idea through the picture. In the end of this chapter Wood makes claims that visual argument has a few parts, she says “Think through the eight special features of visual argument and how you will employ some of them to make your agreement more convincing.”(255) Pictures can describe an event or subject better then a speech because people tend to relate easier to visual things rather than text. So to me the most important part of visual argument is to engage the emotions of a viewer because of the fact that people tend to side with arguer based on the way the picture can make one feel.
2)
The most important feature of visual image I have learned from McCloud is that the simpler the better. Humans are very complex and to my experience are always on the move. What I meant by this is that when a person sees a visual image the more basic it is the easier a person will relate or listen to it. McCloud says “Why would anyone young or old, respond to a cartoon as much or more than a realistic image.” (201). In my opinion I feel that people enjoy a cartoon rather the realistic for the simple fact that a cartoon is an escape from reality for most people. And the cartoon is the way for people to forget, even for a short time, how long, bad or even enjoyable their day has gone.
Essentials of Argument Second Edition Nancy V. Wood
Michael Langensten, Play Ball 1982
Visual Rhetoric in a Digital World A Critical Sourcebook Carolyn Handa
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. 1994 24-37
After reading this chapter I learned that visual arguments are probably one of the most convincing parts of an agreement. People say that a picture can last a thousand words and from what I have learned this is more then truth; a picture can be interpreted in many different ways but usually the artist or photographer leads you to a specific idea through the picture. In the end of this chapter Wood makes claims that visual argument has a few parts, she says “Think through the eight special features of visual argument and how you will employ some of them to make your agreement more convincing.”(255) Pictures can describe an event or subject better then a speech because people tend to relate easier to visual things rather than text. So to me the most important part of visual argument is to engage the emotions of a viewer because of the fact that people tend to side with arguer based on the way the picture can make one feel.
2)
The most important feature of visual image I have learned from McCloud is that the simpler the better. Humans are very complex and to my experience are always on the move. What I meant by this is that when a person sees a visual image the more basic it is the easier a person will relate or listen to it. McCloud says “Why would anyone young or old, respond to a cartoon as much or more than a realistic image.” (201). In my opinion I feel that people enjoy a cartoon rather the realistic for the simple fact that a cartoon is an escape from reality for most people. And the cartoon is the way for people to forget, even for a short time, how long, bad or even enjoyable their day has gone.
Essentials of Argument Second Edition Nancy V. Wood
Michael Langensten, Play Ball 1982
Visual Rhetoric in a Digital World A Critical Sourcebook Carolyn Handa
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. 1994 24-37
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