“Climate change,” like “urban sprawl” or “gun violence,” has become such a familiar term that we tend to read past it. Why are these terms italicize? What is the connotation of these terms? Do they have any similarities? Differences? Two of the terms don’t have anything to do with the environment.
“Climate change,” like “urban sprawl” or “gun violence,”
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“Climate change,” like “urban sprawl” or “gun violence,” has become such a familiar term that we tend to read past it.
1. Why are these terms italicize? What is the connotation of these terms? Do they have any similarities? Differences? Two of the terms don’t have anything to do with the environment. Why are they there? What are the rhetorical movements in the quotation?
2. The article uses plenty of logos. Give at least 10 examples of logos. Just like. Pick 4 of them and look at what VALUE is behind the logos. The way logos works is it plays on some value that we see as important. For example, when McGibben give the percentage of how many animals that have been made extinct since 1970 plays on our value of life and our obligation to protect the innocent and all creatures.
3. Briefly summarize the Conversation about Exxon. What does Exxon represent? In terms of the environment, what is the connotation of Exxon? What is the rhetorical purpose for spending so much time discussing Exxon?
4. We aren’t together, but we can break the text up into parts. It starts with logos in terms of problems we might face in our environment. What is the pathos of this section? What is the rhetorical Purpose?
5. Next the Text moves into Exxon? What is the rhetorical Purpose of putting the Exxon argument second?
6. Next, we get Ayn Rand’s philosophy and actions in the country that were influenced by Koch. What is the Rand’s Philosophy? Why is her philosophy important to McGibben’s development of the Koch argument?
7. Why does the Koch argument follow the Exxon argument that follows the effects of climate change on the environment?
8. Next, McGibben lists things that make the situation seem hopeless? What are the problems he lists?
9. Next, he gives us hope? How does he give us hope? Why give us hope after he shows us how the situation seems hopeless?
10. What is the Stephen Hawking quote? What rhetorical devices are used?
11. What is the purpose for the NASA/Space section of the text?
12. Summarize the John Muir paragraph. What is the rhetorical purpose?
13. Why does McGibben finish with a personal experience?
14. Be specific, who is the audience of the article? How do you know?
15. What is the claim of the text?
16. What is the purpose?
