Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Appeals

When trying to convince someone of something, what is most important to appeal to: logic, emotion, ethics, or something else? Explain your answer.

Bad Argumentation

A lot of arguments, especially political, are deeply flawed, but covered up by powerful rhetoric. Give an exmaple of "bad argumentaion" that is disguised as truth. It can be an argument you've heard or made up.

Pip's Change

In a Bildungsroman, the protagonist will go through important changes throughout his or her life. Pip is going through one of these right now. How is Pip changing? What about his value system or beliefs is changing?