ODP #4 Reactions to Videos on the Brain and Love

After the watching the series of videos on love and how the brain works, and thinking critically about the homework readings, write a discussion post in which you do the following:

1) Provide your overall reaction to the videos.
2) Explain how love itself can be a fallacy OR, if you disagree or object, discuss your position.
3) Make connections to the other homework readings:

•  "12 Angry Men," by Reginald Rose
• "Committees, Juries, and Teams: The Columbia Disaster and How Small Groups can be Made to Work," by James Surowiecki 
• "The 12 Twelve Cognitive Biases that Prevent You from Being Rational" by George

4) In a SEPARATE post ("reply" to a classmate), responding to ONE other student, extending his/her ideas and entering into an academic conversation. Your comment should go BEYOND, "I (dis)agree," or "you make a [insert positive affirmation here] point." Instead, it should ADD to your classmates thoughts in a meaningful way. You may do this in ways that agree, disagree, or both. 

ODP #2 part 2

2. Respond to the following images, analyzing them critically. You should not all the things we discussed in class like: the main claim, rhetorical appeals (ethos/pathos/logos), target and auxiliary audiences and psychographics. Also, comment on how effective the image is for its purpose and be sure to discuss what the image DOES, instead of merely what is "says". You may choose either ONE, OR two of the three below (your choice). 

As a reminder, here are the questions listed on the handout that you should consider in your responses:

1.     What appeals or techniques are used in the advertisement/image? (Advertising techniques are listed on handout). Explain.

2.     What is the advertisement’s/image's demographic target audience? Explain your answer. (Demographic categories can be found on handout.)

3.   What is the advertisement’s/image's psychographic target audience? Explain your answer. (Psychographic categories can be found on the back.)

4.  How does the ad/image appeal to thinking and reasoning (logos), establishes the trustworthiness of the advertisement and product or image (ethos), and/or plays on the audience’s emotions and desires (pathos) in order to achieve its purpose. This question has three parts

5.  Put it all together. How does the ad/image work overall? How does all of the above come together in an attempt to persuade you to think, feel, and/or act a particular way? Explain your answer.

6.  Evaluation. With the techniques, target audience, and purpose in mind, explain how the advertisement/image is effective or ineffective. This is your judgment, but it must be supported with evidence.

Also, I encourage you to draw on information, ideas and quotes we have discussed and read in class. You may cite the authors and texts we've read in class in your analysis.  

Your comment should be roughly around 200-300 words. 



This is DUE BY WEDNESDAY'S CLASS TIME:

HW: ODP#3

This assignment has TWO parts. The first part is posted in this blog, the second to follow.

1.Actively read Jennifer Pozner's piece "Ghetto Bitches, China Dolls, and Cha Cha Divas" and Mantsios's "Media Magic."  Then, use this space to generate a discussion that we will continue in class on Wednesday, October 12. Your responses should be thoughtful, analytical, and even critical of the pieces and connect them both. You should not only establish the conversation between the two pieces, but also contribute your own thoughts to the conversation. Further, you may try to connect some of the issues Pozner and Mantsios highlight in their articles to your own experiences or observations. You should both start your own thread, but you should also respond to your colleagues' posts in order to generate a deeper discussion. Posts should be approximately 300 words, but that number is flexible if you choose to supplement your text with images, videos, or other relevant media. Posts are due by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, October 11th (Tuesday).





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MLK Rhetorical Appeals HW

Examine Martin Luther King's language in "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and how he appeals to his audience using various rhetorical techniques. Point out examples of his rhetoric using quotes, identify the rhetorical device being used and explain how and why his rhetorical language is effective and influential based on the rhetorical device employed.

Give at least 3 rhetorical examples (one of each: ethos, pathos, logos). You may NOT repeat any more than 1 quote used from ANY previous posts AND, YOU CANNOT use a quote we discussed in class (so first come, first serve!). If you use a quotes that are also present in previous posts, you must say/suggest something NEW, that has not already been said about that quote. In other words, no repeating what someone else has posted!

The post is due by the BEGINNING of next class (10/5).

Have fun!