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We’ll just do a short bit on persuasion before I let you go to get work done on your persuasive essays.
Read this short ad. Who is the target audience? What rhetorical techniques does this ad use? How might you rebut the argument?

We’re getting closer to 1st drafts. First, let’s listen to Frank Deford’s
In All Fairness, College Athletes Should Be Paid

While listening, seek out the following:
The 5 stages of classical oratory
Cause/effect
Appeals to sense of fairness
metaphors
creation of a credible persona
code words
rhetorical questions

Then, see this rebuttal and write a short blog post about which is more effective.
If we [...]

First, we’ll share our short 3 paragraph checks on logical fallacies and talk through some of the most common fallacies.
Then, I’ll play Frank Deford’s College Athletes Should be Paid and get your reactions. How does he use logos, pathos, ethos? Do you see any logical fallacies? Does he answer critics’ objections? [...]

I’ll need to check research today and grade groups C and D.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…we’ll talk about logical fallacies. Here are 10 logical fallacies. Research them here and then create for your blog 3 short paragraphs: 2 of which are examples of fallacies and 1 which is meant to be logically consistent. In [...]

I’ll give you time to work on your research for your opinion essays.  But first, go here or here and check out one of the editorial/opinion pieces and write a 200-300 word blog post that a) explains what the writer is trying to persuade about b) examines the strategies and evidence he/she uses c) notes [...]