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Day 2: special language of rhetoric

From Gideon Burton (BYU), these defintions will help us talk about the craft of writing for audiences and occasions.
 Encompassing Terms 
        Kairos 
        Audience
        Decorum 
 Persuasive Appeals 
        Logos
        Pathos
        Ethos

 Canons of Rhetoric 

        Invention

        Arrangement
        Style
        Memory
        Delivery 

One modern approach to rhetoric -- based on all the above -- that condenses many concerns is the rhetorical triangle of audience, context, and purpose.  Here, IEEE summarizes these three concerns.

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CDC fact sheet on corrosion chemistry in water services

AWWA technical manual on corrosion management for lead

Blog post by NRDC analysist

"N" things reporting at CNN

C&E News 2004 news piece

MLive article/process graphic

Water Research Foundation webcast video

TEDX talk by Marc Edwards (2013)

Compound Chemistry infographic on Flint

Preliminary EPA report (leaked) at Document Cloud.

Reddit "Flint", yields this Detroit News article about Pearl Jam donations

NPR web/link to audio from September, 2015

Flint, MI fb page

Corrosion video

UMD DES fact sheet

Posted on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 06:53AM by Registered CommenterMarybeth Shea | CommentsPost a Comment

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