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Home work COM 1000

1.Explain whether the evidence used below is effective or not effective in proving the points and WHY/WHY NOT.

What would be needed for the evidence to be stronger?

A. Women are too emotional. My mother either cries or yells at my brother. I have seen her do that so many times.

B. This evidence was used by a student in a speech to encourage other students to change their diet: “A Dr. Smith who works for Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Company says that students should eat ice cream before all exams in order to increase their alertness. The sweetness and cold temperature interact to stimulate the cells and make the body more alert.”

C. The average salary of teenage workers in California is $8.00/hour, which is above the Federal minimum wage. I don’t see why anyone is considering raising the minimum wage—teenagers make $8.00/hour—that’s not bad for the kind of work most of them do.

D. A friend tells you that she heard on a TV ad that 3 our 5 dentists recommend Aspirin for toothaches, so she is going to buy Aspirin for her recurring toothache since so manydentists have recommended it.

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2. Using the following position statement, write 2 REASONS (complete sentences) IN FAVOR of the position statement and 2 reasons AGAINST the positions statement.

Position Statement: CSUEB should update the classrooms in Mielejohn Hall building.

Reasons IN FAVOR of the position statement: (Because . . . .)

1.

2,

Reasons AGAINST the position statement (because . , ,)

1.

2.

3. What does adapting to the audience mean and why is it important? What would be your strategies for adapting the topic of joining the military out of high school if you were a military recruiter talking to a) high school seniors and if you were talking to b) parents of those high school seniors (write below).

Audience Adaptation means:

Strategies for addressing the high school seniors:

Strategies for addressing the parents:

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4. For the following, match the correct fallacy to the statement. Use a fallacy ONLY ONCE.

A. Either-Or Fallacy D. Slippery Slope

B. Appeal to Tradition E. Bandwagon Appeal

C. Ad Hominem –Attacking the man F. Hasty Generalization

G. Name Calling

____1. A woman calls a police station to report an accident in which she was involved. The officer on the other end of the line says, “Well, I’m not surprised lady. I’ve never yet met a woman who could drive.”

____2. Don’t vote for a presidential candidate who protested against his own country when a young adult. What kind of a person would do that?

____3. Eighteen-year olds should not be allowed to buy alcoholic beverages. Theyhave never been able to do so in the past; why now?

____4. “OK—so America is not perfect. But quit griping: Love it or leave it!”

____5. If we let our daughter go to this party, next she’ll want to go to all the parties, she’ll want a car, a boyfriend, and who knows what else!

____6. Look, all the kids in this group drink. Try it. One little sip will help you fit in.

____7. My blind date was a disgusting jerk!

5. If you were going to give a speech to an audience who already knows you, how would “ethos” fit into the situation? Explain what you know about ethos as you answer the question.

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6. Identify (place the number of the right one on the lines) what figure of speech is being used in the examples. Choose from these: (repeat as needed)

1 Metaphor, 2 Simile, 3 Alliteration, 4 parallel structure 5 not a figure of speech

____A. His arm hung like a broken tree branch

____B. The company is a Grinch at this time of year.

____C. He was as angry as the churning sea

____D. The pastor peddled pot to parishioners praying privately

____E. She promised that she would advance the pay, write the letter, and support the cause.

____ F. You are arrogant

____ G. College confirms cafeteria contaminated

____ H. On my last job, I performed the following:

1. Wrote reports

2. Solved problems

3. Hired personnel

4. Conducted training

8. Below is an argumentative speech. Provide a critique of the speech, including organization (introduction, body, and conclusion), use of evidence, signposting, --everything you can think of, as though you were the professor. Minimum number of comments to be made: FIVE—or you get 0. Write on your comments below or on the next page.

“A penney for your thoughts.” “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Do these old sayings sound familiar to you? They represent a time when pennies were worth something. Today, however, a penny is becoming obsolete. Pennies don’t buy much of anything anymore. I’m convinced that the continued use of pennies is a costly problem, and that we can get along without them. Today, I hope to convince you to agree with me that pennies should beremoved from our money supply. I have three reasons for this position: 1) Pennies cause problems for individuals 2) They cause problems for businesses, and 3) they cause problems for the nation.

First, pennies cause problems for individuals. Many Americans consider pennies a useless annoyance. According to my class survey, about two-thirds of students find pennies bothersome. They take up space and add weight to our pockets, wallets, and purses. They get in the way when you are trying to find other coins. They slow down checkout lines at the store. Pennies serve no useful purpose for the individual.

Secondly, pennies are a nuisance for the business community as well as for individuals. The National Associationof Convenience Stores estimates that an average of two seconds is spent handling pennies during each of its members’ 10 billion annual cash transactions. That comes to a total of 5.5 million hours spent handling pennies—at an actualcost of 2 million dollars. Pennies cost businesses.

Thirdly, pennies should be removed from our money supply because they are a problem for our nation. Pennies are made of copper, according to the Federal Treasury. Copper is a precious metal that is in short supply. The American Construction Association in 2008 reported that the primary target of thefts at construction sites is to secure copper, from copper pipes, wiring, whatever they can find. Yet, a recent Consumer Report article said that many Americans actually throw out pennies because pennies are a nuisance. So, the country is creating a coin that Americans are throwing away, wasting an important metal in the process. Pennies are costly for the nation.

Today I have supported the position that pennies should be removed from the US money supply, because pennies cause problems for individuals, they cause problems for businesses, and they cause problems for the nation. Apparently a penny is not often saved anymore and therefore not earned. Perhaps the new saying should be, “a nickel saved is a nickel earned,” when pennies are no longer available!

CRITIQUE: (like you were the instructor)