Unit VII Assignment Instructions Your assignment for this unit involves two parts. In the first part, you will be identifying rhetorical devices used to persuade an audience. In the second part, you w

Unit VII Assignment Instructions Your assignment for this unit involves two parts. In the first part, you will be identifying rhetorical devices used to persuade an audience. In the second part, you w
Unit VII Assignment Template Read the fictional speech (below) set on the senate floor of the California State Senate. Senator Willis is arguing against the construction of a controversial proposed factory. The Napa Manufacturing Company wishes to build this factory. In the table below, identify the rhetorical devices, the appeal to ethos and pathos used to persuade the audience of the conclusion that the factory should not be built. “The other senators from California in the other political party have told you the construction of this factory is a good idea—that it will bring thousands of jobs to the city of Fictoria—that it will help the local economy. They have repeated these things so many times that if I hear the same thing again, I am going to die of laughter. This factory will only give the city of Fictoria a few hundred jobs. The Napa Manufacturing Company will be using material made in a foreign country with cheap labor rather than using American-made material. But most importantly, the factory is expected to increase the pollution in a suburban residential area of Fictoria. Those of you who know me know that I have been a fighter when it comes to environmental issues. I have never misled anyone when it comes to the environment. You can go to my website and fact check all my claims about the environment and about the bills that are likely to increase pollution. This bill proposing to construct the factory in Fictoria will, my friends, increase pollution for sure! Do we want a factory that will increase pollution and contribute to the destruction of our environment? Think of all the children who will have to breathe the polluted air. Imagine their innocent little faces. Imagine what devastation this will bring to the parents who may have to take their children to hospitals or emergency rooms. Imagine their little lungs polluted by the smoke coming out of this factory. Imagine the devastated parents with huge hospital bills. Is this something that we want? It is true that the economy of Fictoria has had a slowdown, but there are several other bills with environment-friendly options which will create new jobs if passed. Fellow senators, I urge you to look at those bills instead of this one. The factory will be a catastrophe for Fictoria. I yield the floor to Senator Harris. I am looking forward to hearing opposing arguments.”  Conclusion: Rhetorical devices Ethos Pathos The city of Fictoria should not build the factory. Now consider how a logical argument devoid of rhetoric can be built. In order to do so, consider the relevant information below. Some of this information was omitted in Senator Willis’s speech. Relevant information (facts). Some of which was omitted in the speech: 1. It is a well-known fact that the factory will significantly increase pollution in Fictoria. Scientists have predicted an exact percentage level of pollution based on estimates from similar factories in similar suburban areas with similar air levels. All the senators know this, and it has been widely published in the local newspapers. 2. A few local newspapers reported a story that the factory owners will bring in more than half of the employees from an existing factory owned by Napa Manufacturing Corporation. The existing factory is half an hour away. This story was confirmed by credible media sources. The head public relations representative of Napa Manufacturing Corporation did not contest these claims when asked to comment. This means that only about 25% of the jobs created by the project will be open to the citizens of Fictoria.  3. Senator Willis is telling the truth about other proposed bills. There are five other bills which, if passed, will increase jobs in Fictoria. Those job numbers surpass the job numbers projected from building the factory. Logical argument based on relevant information:  Conclusion: Premises The city of Fictoria should not build the factory
Unit VII Assignment Instructions Your assignment for this unit involves two parts. In the first part, you will be identifying rhetorical devices used to persuade an audience. In the second part, you w
Read th e fictional speech (below) set i n the city hall of a large city that is about to vote on whether a new stadium should be built. The speaker, a city council member , is tryi ng to persuade the audience the stadium should be built. In the table below, identify the rhetorical devices, the appeal to ethos and pathos used to persuade the audience of the conclusion that the stadium should be built. “Fellow city council members, I am here today to tell you why our city should approve the construction of the new sports stadium in the downtown area of our beautiful city. As you know, our mayor is opposed to this construction. I am very disappointed that the public has been misinformed about what is going in regards to this proposed construction. I nearly died hearing some of the lies from those who are opposed to this con struction. So I am here today to clarify some things and to bring out the truth as to what is involved in what I hope is the future constructi on of this stadium. It is a fact that t he construction will be a multi -billion -dollar project carried out by contractors from our city and fro m our city only. This means most of the jobs involved in this construction will involve the residents of our city. It was proposed that these contracts be given to construction companies from other cities. The mayor has proposed this as a condition for his support , but this may be d ue to the fact he has friends in other cities who will financially benefit from these construction contracts. But…do we want these jobs to go to the residents of other cities? Do we want other people to benefit from something that will be a symbol of our civic pride? I say this because this is the city that I grew up in. I was born here. My parents were also born here. I am very proud of our city , and I am very proud to represent it by my public service. There is no one who cares more about this city than I do. I was here during the 2017 earthquake that cost millions in property damage and took the lives of 23 residents. You should have seen the faces of the families who suffered from this earthquake. Kids were left without a home because of that earthquak e. I held those kids in my arms. It is for those families that I think we should build this stadium. I am proposing we build a memorial for those families right at the entrance of the new stadium. We shall have an opening ceremony that honors those familie s who lost loved ones during the 2017 earthquake. Don’t we want these families to be honored? I yield my time to my fellow councilwoman who also supports this great project ” Conclusion: Rhetorical devices Ethos Pathos The city should allow the constru ction of the stadium 1. Hyperbole : “I nearly died hearing some of the lies from those who are opposed to this construction” and “There is no one who cares more about this city than I do.” 2. Rhetorical questions : “Do we want other people to benefit from something that will be a symbol of our civic pride?” “Do we want other people to benefit from something that will be a symbol of our civic pride?” and “Don’t we want these families to be honored?” The council member says he cares a lot about the city. He was born and raised in the city The council member creates emotion by addressing the victims of the 2017 earthquake: “ You should have seen the faces of the families who suffered from this earthquake.” Now consider how a logical argument devoid of rhetoric can be built. In order to do so, consider the relevant information below. Some of this information was omitted in the councilman’s speech Relevant information (facts ): 1. It is true that the construction contracts (for the stadium) will go to construction businesses from the city and only from the city . 2. Since the proposed construction was announced, eight city investors requested licenses to build restaurants and bars near the stadium. This means that more long term jobs will be availa ble in these bars and restaurants . 3. The district superintendent for the largest school district in the city announced that the city government would pledge that 15% of the tax revenue generated by the stadium would go to public schools for all school distr icts in the city . Logical argument based on relevant information: Conclusion: Premises: The city should build the sports stadium . 1. The construction contracts (for the stadium) will go to construction businesses from the city and only from the city . 2. New long term jobs will be available to the city due to new bars and restaurants that will open . 3. The school districts will (financially) benefit by the construction of the stadium .