Andrew Lee

SDSU RWS200 Section 7

[Andrew Lee @AndrewL42280453]

So far the writing process for this essay has been fairly easy because it is a topic that I am really interested in researching. #RHUB200

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@_joseee21 I really think that this photo does an excellent job representing your argument from what you have included in this tweet. #RHUB200

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@SowunmiElijah I do agree that McCarthy holds high respect for McCain but I do not know if McCain would say that he is necessarily good just because of its subjective definition. #RHUB200

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One claim that McCarthy makes in his essay is that even though many people may not agree with everything that he did, he still deserves our respect for what he achieved. I really like how he points out the senators completely different attitude towards politics. #RHUB200

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@PriscillaMRWS I really liked this part of his argument as well. It seems so obvious but I feel like not many would actually make the change unless explicitly told like he did in this TED talk. #RHUB200

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We have been learning all about speaking to an audience and how arguments should be catered to an audience in order to achieve effectiveness. I really like how Willers actually singles out morals and the importance that it plays with the speaker-audience relationship. #RHUB200

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Overall the writing process of the annotated bibliography has been good so far. One of the things that I will definitely do moving forward is use the library website to access the sdsu database for scholarly articles. #RHUB200

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@E_Ross2k20 I really like the topic you have picked to research and think that it would serve well to also inform people who may be unaware of what gentrification really is. #RHUB200

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@yvonneisalias I really like the direction that you are taking with this research paper because social media is becoming a part of children’s lives at an age younger than ever before. #RHUB200

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Argument: there is a large political power that comes with lobbyists and interest groups which more people need to be informed about. I will be looking into different sources and using statistics to show that money should not have so much of an influence on politics. #RHUB200

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https://t.co/EPFnOvwm3m I have always wondered EXACTLY how much influence lobbying has over policymaking. This article investigates why politically connected CEO's often are paid more than their disconnected counterparts. #RHUB200

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@xmivhelle i totally agree! there is a lot happening sometimes it’s a bit hard to find exactly what to focus on. #RHUB200

[Andrew Lee @AndrewL42280453]

Since this is the second essay that we are writing, it was much easier to get into a writing mindset. Furthermore, analyzing something through a lens of demagoguery is familiar to me and easier to structure in my opinion. #RHUB200

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@summmerra I completely agree and really like the connections that you drew between the two rhetors. #RHUB200

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@sydneygniesen I agree. People of the opposite side people might find this counterintuitive to what they are trying to accomplish. This points to the fact that LaPierre only needs to divide rather than actually persuade the opposing side. #RHUB200

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One similarity between LaPierre and Rush Limbaugh is their use of ad hominem fallacies, especially after watching more examples of their rhetoric. Both rely on creating strawman arguments to knock down, trying to increase division as opposed to trying to persuade anyone. #RHUB200

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against what many members of the NRA wanted him to do. In fact, LaPierre held the press conference without telling anybody in the NRA.

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Parents and people who have a conservative stance on guns prior to hearing this speech would most likely support LaPierre's argument. One interesting thing about the timing of the speech is the fact that LaPierre waited about one week before speaking, #RHUB200

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@summmerra To a general audience, I agree that this speech was not very effective. He fails to appease both sides of the political spectrum and attacks the arguments of those advocating for gun control with a straw man fallacy. #RHUB200

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@DrayerPele Aside from political views, I agree that this speech was not persuasive at all. It seems like LaPierre tried to use a few different rhetorical devices but instead ended up turning them into logical fallacies. #RHUB200