March 5

AGENDA:

1) MLK "Letter" quiz
2) Justice and Moral scenario / discuss
3) Homework Writing a Letter - begin in class - due tomorrow at beginning of class.
4) Handout vocabulary worksheet - due tomorrow

HW: Like King, you are making an appeal - your task must be centered on either making the person understand and respect your perspective (argument) or change his/her mind entirely on it (persuasion). Thus, you need to pick a person who does not openly accept or "see" your views at the present moment.

Quite obviously, you'll need to rely on those old standbys ethos/pathos/logos to make your argument. You are not required to use all three; it fact, it may not - depending on the situation - be in your best interests to do so. Consider these rhetorical situations:

You don't agree with an elected official (Obama, Romney, Palin, Capps, Gov. Brown) and write to him/her about your views

You write to a boyfriend/girlfriend who does not trust/respect/listen to you

Would logos be an effective method for dealing with the person you're dating? Would relying on pathos persuade a politician from the opposing party? Concentrate on one.

You will need to use ethos, however. Think about it: you're trying to legitimize your perspective.

What else might you use? Structurally there are many ways to convey a message. Think about what we have discussed.