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Group 4

Natalie has made a poor choice to sell her virginity. She is under the impression that money can buy happiness. This is not the case. Money buys goods and services. Money can even buy temporary happiness, but it cannot buy permanent happiness. Natalie also should know that there is also a huge potential for a sexually transmitted disease. These diseases are lifelong reminders of the choices that have been made. Many are incurable, and some are lethal. Even having “safe” sex, one runs the risk of receiving a STD. Natalie should reconsider what she is doing, as it amounts to prostitution.

Journal Entry 6

Answer the following questions about the rhetoric article, “The Rhetorical Situation,” by Lloyd Bitzer.

What does Bitzer not mean by “rhetorical situation”? In other words, how does his view differ from past views that readers might compare to his?

The audience and rhetor do not interact together in a rhetorical situation. Previously, it may have been thought that rhetoric is not situational, when in fact, it is. Rhetorical situations also are not “embedded in historic context.” Bitzer then gives an example of a tree to prove his point.

What does Bitzer mean by “rhetorical situation”?

The rhetorical situation tells you what to write about. It provides the context and serves as a backdrop to the particular piece of writing. It gives your writing a purpose and a mold to fit in.

Explain what “exigence” is. Give your own example of an exigence someone could respond to in writing.

It is an urgent situation. An example would be Natalie selling her virginity for 3.7 million.

Journal Entry 5

The introduction to English Studies was interesting to me. The English professor was attempting to come up with an argument why his field was better than those of his colleagues. Most people just go through their day while studying in their field. When questioned, not many are able to quickly point out why their field of study is useful to humanity.

One problem among English studies is the problem of specialization. Each specialty no longer looks at itself as part of a larger field of study. Rather, each specialty thinks that it is its own field, its own discipline. Pride also can become a problem. For example, a professor of Specialty A believes that it is of more use and “better” than Specialty B. This may be true even if both A and B are part of a bigger field and are both equally important. Some scholars believe that specialization is needed to ensure that students learn the field and its knowledge. Other scholars point out and emphasize the negatives of specialization which were mentioned earlier.

Journal Entry #3

What does Bartholomae mean when he says that students must “invent the university” when they write in college?

He means that students must write in various styles for various audiences in various subjects. Students must learn to speak “the language of the university.”

What does Bartholomae suggest is a way for students to become “insiders” within academic discourse?

They must imagine that they have a special right to speak and that they are inside “an established and powerful discourse.” That usually means that students have to bluff, as students must write often without the formalized training that a professor would have.

Summarize some of the differences between the two examples of student writing that Bartholomae examines, and Bartholomae’s opinion of these examples.

The first paper is not as long, but seems to get the job done. However, it has errors in reasoning. The second paper is harder to understand and uses more complex language. But it is the better of the two essays according to Bartholomae.

Workshop 1 - expertise and interests

List of expertise:

Sports
Academics


List of interests:

Sports
Pool (Billiards)
Apologetics
Video games

Journal Entry 2

Claim

The claim being made is that marijuana should be illegal.

Data

The writer provides no statistics, but says that people could possibly get a buzz while another smokes. In youth, marijuana can be especially harmful.

Warrant

The warrant is that smoking marijuna is bad.


The Grounds

The grounds are that marijuana can cause very serious damage in the bodies of teenagers.


Backing

The writer uses somewhat of a scare tactic and asks if you would want to get a "contact buzz" from someone who is smoking marijuana.


Qualifier

The writer indicates that this argument mainly concerns using marijuana for recreational, rather than medical use.

Conditions of Rebuttal

The writer shies away from talking about marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Journal Entry 1

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/127823/why_we_should_keep_marijuana_illegal.html

1. What claim is being made?

This text argues that marijuana should continue to remain illegal.

2. What type of claim is this?

A claim of policy is being made in this piece.

3. What type of appeals or evidence are used to support the claim?

The author primarily uses logos.