Betsy Yarrison

Teacher, mom, vernacular engineer

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

@VincePatton So well deserved Vince !!! Kudos

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

So, rhetoric class, analyze this #UBrhetcommS20

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

My boss! #UBrhetcommS20

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Here's some ceremonial rhetoric for you in musical form--not social distancing but worldwide community RIP Bill Withers #UBrhetcommS20

[Avaaz @Avaaz]

One week after Bill Withers' died, the world is turning his song, "Lean On Me" into the anthem of this moment. After all, we ALL need someone to lean on #LeanOnMe
https://t.co/wzPYUXK73C

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Here's today's meme, class #UBrhetcommS20

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Here's another example of getting the rhetorical message across with a parody of a well-known song #UBrhetcommS20

[Peter Shankman @petershankman]

When the #quarantine is over, I want to buy this man dinner. Who is he? This might be the best thing I've seen in weeks.

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

A tweet about ethos #UBrhetcommS20

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Please do not take medical advice from a man who looked directly at a solar eclipse.

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Here's another good piece of rhetoric that uses memoria
We have to fill in the rest of the phrase ourselves
#UBrhetcommS20

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Here's another kind of COVID-19 rhetoric #UBrhetcommS20

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

I’m just sayin’

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

okay class is this an argument of fact, definition, value, cause, or policy? #UBrhetocommS20

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

This month, the US stock market lost two trillion dollars in market-cap due to a problem that science R&D could have preemptively solved.

That figure exceeds the sum of all funds ever received over all years since 1950 by the National Science Foundation, the NIH, and the CDC.

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Ok rhetoric students: Is this image a statement of fact or a work of rhetoric? Serious question. #UBrhetcommS20

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Ok class, how is this as a piece of visual rhetoric? Does it need the verbal explanation? #UBrhetcommS20

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

The liberal arts begin to weigh in...

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Class: Here's a great example of digital rhetoric through hashtag. Look how much information is packed into this one new word. #UBrhetcommS20

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

#Joementum

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Ok, rhetoric class, what do you think of this phenomenon? #UBrhetcommS20

Trump’s rhetoric has changed the way hundreds of kids are bullied in classrooms https://t.co/rssbgscKLD

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

One of your assignments is to find an argument by analogy online. Here is one. #UBrhetcommS20

[Luna Luvgood ✨💥✨ @LunaLuvgood2020]

In 1776, 56 brave Americans signed the Declaration of Independence to free our country from a crazy, tyrant king.

In 2020, 53 cowardly, Republican Senators are anointing a crazy, tyrant king.

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

Whichever side you are on, this is a great example of a rhetorical gesture--no words, just symbols. #UBrhetcommS20

[Christine Pelosi @sfpelosi]

In a smooth 3 seconds she dispensed with his 70 minute manifesto of mistruths. Classic Italian Grandma move - saying everything without saying a word. #NancytheRipper #NancyPelosiROCKS #DontMessWithMama https://t.co/kTc1CEUIuh

[Betsy Yarrison @bbug47]

What do you think of this argument by analogy? #UBrhetcommF19