Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Persuasion & Debating: Ethos, Pathos, Logos...

Good day to you all,

      I know most of you need more time with the MOSAIC OF THOUGHT, but I thought it would be important to look into the near future.  We will be learning and practicing the art of debate and persuasion very soon which means a few questions will continue to pop up as we progress.  Below are those questions.  Commit them to memory and be prepared to revisit this blog post in order to review these concepts. 

What is Logic/ logos?
What is Reputation/ ethos?
What is Emotion/ pathos?
What are ways writers persuade and influence?
What is a debate?
What makes a good, powerful letter?
What are the specific parts of a well organized letter?

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The links below contain a little bit of debate humor.  Why are these debates unsuccessful?  What does the conduct of the debaters say about their credibility?  What makes these clips so commical? 
Umm... Debate? Really?

Chair throw... Real mature guys!! Kids are watching!

Sincerely,
C
P.S. Show me that you are all mature 8th graders who can handle comedy in the classroom.  Please.

1 comment:

Amanda Grove said...

The videos that was on this post it reminds me of Jeff Dunham and his puppets