final project

pweph, just when i thought i wouldn't have to think or mention "political rhetoric"  for another 4 years this project comes around. haha no honestly i'm glad i can take another stab at this paper, because where i left off with it didn't satisfy me. so as most of you already know i'll be doing a substantial re-write of my previous paper that tried to elucidate what it was that politicians were doing that made us hate them so much. my first attempt was limited by time and the depth of my research and analysis fell short. I hope to use what we have learned and discovered after our papers were turned in to develop a more focused thesis and analysis of my topic.

Specifically:

find and use outside peer reviewed sources to help me expand and develop my thesis and give me more direction. (suggestions would be appreciated)

Instill more of aristotle or further develop what i already have

look at the history of politics and what that has to do with our preconceived notions. the history of politics implies that we are expectant of the lies and deception.

drop the claim upfront that politicians use too much rhetoric  and find a way to reword it. kirk kindly pointed out that it is impossible for politicians to not use rhetoric, which makes perfect sense. maybe it is too much of one kind..."

audience. audience. audience. if the speaker needs to start off on something we all agree on inorder to effectively persuade us, how does this affect rhetoric or their choice of what to use.

I might have better luck by examining a specific campaign or add and plucking the rhetoric out of and analyzing why it fails to convince me to vote for them or why it makes me hate them more. detailed  exploration of the kinds of rhetoric politicians use

I would also like to incorporate the ideas Perelman and Covino wrote about. Ill need to re-read each article..again...so i can have a better understanding of what they are saying and how i can apply that to my paper.

Until then, everyone enjoy a well deserved break from school and eat so much food and pie.