What is Rhetoric? Lyrical Rhetoric Activity Follow-up

After reviewing your notes, briefly comment on a two songs we listened to in class.

Make sure you cover these questions:

Which songs interested you the most? Why?

Which songs prompted the most interesting discussions for you?


In your mind, which song had the most effective argument? What did you like regarding how the message(s) were conveyed? What strengths can you list from that argument? What could be improved?

Can you identify any appeals to the sources of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos)? Pathos is usually pretty easy to locate in lyrics, but you may have to think longer about ethos and logos.

The Truth According to Wikipedia: Reactions and Discussion

How reliable is Wikipedia as a source?

 

What is your reaction to this video? What do you agree/disagree with? What are some things you learned from it? Are any questions arising from this for you?

Keep these questions in mind when commenting:

• Although the Web provides us with an abundance of helpful information, can we trust all of it?
  
  

• Do we need to slow down? Why should we be critical of our sources of information? Who are the experts? Who are the amateurs? When do we need to make sure who provided the information?

• How big will Wikipedia get? What does the future look like for Wikipedia?
  
  

• Perhaps there needs to be better configuration and classification of information. What sort of re-structuring could improve the issue at hand? Is Wikipedia hampered by the fact that it is taking on such copious information?

• Is Wikipedia a good place to start research?
  
  

• Is there is room for both camps of thought presented in the video?