In the text that I have chosen called Fake news the author is arguing that some news outlets produced today either digitally or on paper posses what is called fake news. the authors uses mostly logos or the appeal to logic to get their point across. in the introduction the author immediately reference a source that states that today millennial's can not distinguish between real and fake or deceiving news articles. The author explains what fake news is and how the catch phrase fake news became so popular in the past two years following the 2016 presidential election The author then begins to list specific websites whose goal is to primarily create and spread fake news. The author then explains how fake news is having a negative impact on society by sharing a story of a professor who had student citing website that were not legit. the amount of sources and information given in the text provides a strong logical argument and the logos appeal is very effective. To me appealing to logic is the best way to persuade a person of your stand point.
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Ive decided to write my rhetoric paper on the fake news article this one caught my attention because I have seen social media news outlets producing articles that sometimes I cant tell are real or not. In the text I'm going to address who I think this article is written for, what I believe the true message of the article is and I'm going to asses the tone of the author. So far from skimming the text I'm getting that the authors tone is information and almost urgent as if we need to come up with a better solution for obtaining true news pieces. I feel as though this article is for the younger generations who are easier deceived when it comes to the news compared to our parents. Im honestly excited to read this article and discover the truth about fake news.
During our reading Losh discusses how the word rhetoric has a sort of negative connotation associated with it. Whenever I heard the word rhetoric I thought of it the same way the book describes it in a negative manner used to create a tense feeling. When actually according to the book it states how rhetoric came about and how it was used to open up conversations and not to close them down. I understand now that rhetoric isn't just how we speak but all the elements and key factors that go into to how we talk. It includes how we think combined with the situation that we are placed into. Before reading this I just used the word rhetoric with my limited knowledge of the actual meaning behind it. There are many conflicting ideas about how the rhetoric is used for example it states that Plato thought rhetoric was used to disguise flaws and prevent us from self improvement. Another philosopher names Aristotle believe that rhetoric could "put across a broad range of ideas" (Losh 43). He also discussed that in order to effectively communicate you must possess the three concepts ethos logos and pathos. All of these tools I hope will strengthen my writing techniques.
Truthfully I don't know if I have a structured writing process. Sometimes an idea will just pop into my brain and I can start writing from there. Other times I cant think of anything so I make a silly outline like the ones they taught us in fifth grade with three body paragraphs and three supporting details for each paragraph. Those are probably the worst papers that I write because they lack creativity and feel forced. When I do plan out a paper that Im interested in I like to write it down on paper and kind of brain dump all my ideas in an unorganized fashion. I do enjoy writing but I don't think I follow any of the grammar rules to make me a good writer. I would like to become more organized with my writing have my thoughts clear and concise. I don't really revise or review at the end sometimes I have my roommate Michaela read my papers before I turn them in.
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