When researching a topic, you must make sure your sources are creditable so that your argument will then also be creditable. Some types of sources are better than others. For example, academic journals and peer reviewed articles are considered very creditable. on the other end of the spectrum, fictional novels aren't very good for sources. although ideas expressed in them are entertaining, it is all made up. in between these two extremes fall references such as general enclycopedias and reference books. although these are more creditable than fiction, the information is usally vage and generalized and can be outdated. the moral of the story is make sure your sources and creditable by using acedemic journals and such instead of newspapers, wikipedia, and fiction books.

Dukakis On Crime?

The Willie Horton ad was successful in bashing Michael Dukakis during the 1988 Persidential Election by the use of loaded words and diction and fear mongering to pursuade American citizens to vote against the Democratic Dukakis and in favor of Bush and the Republican party.

The ad first states that Dukakis allowed hardened criminals and murderers "weekend passes" from prison. in the way this was presented, it gave the impression that any random murderer could just walk out of prison just as easy as you can buy a pass to Six Flags. This statement is soon followed by the story of Willie Horton while the words "kidnapping", "stabbing", and "raping" are displayed on screen. By showing these negative words that have strong implied connotations, it makes it seem as if Dukakis supports the idea of prisoners being able to just walk out of prison for the weekend, which is ment to strike fear in the heart of all americans.

this brings us to the next rhetorical device of fear mongering. this technique is effectively used to influence americans to vote against Dukakis. this ad successfully scares americans in to thinking that if Dukakis is voted president, he wil allow murderers and rapists free access to the world inorder that they might commit even more crimes.

Rhetoric...In a Conference Talk???

I was too busy taking notes of all the important things that were said during General Conference the past two days to really analyze any of them for rhetorical value so instead I decided to use a talk entitled "Special Experiences", that focuses on our personal journey through life and how it provides us with special experiences that become building blocks of faith and testimony, given by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy during the April 2008 conference.
Elder Rasband first gives himself creditability by bring out that we just finished sustaining the new prophet and all the leaders of the Church. Since he is a leader of the Church and we just finished raising our hands to the square in his behalf, we are abliged to listen to his words and know that they have been approved by God. If thats not creditability, I don't know what is. Later in the talk he also gives himself creditability by quoting a scripture from the Doctrine and Covenants foretelling the expansion of the Lord's work in our day and then quoting President Monson (who, might I add, we just finished sustaining).
He establishes emotional appeal by relating an anecdote of one of his personal experiences. He relates when he and his wife went to a small, newly built floating island on Lake Titicaca and how the children had to paddle 45 minutes to and from Puno every day to attend seminary. He also tells how the members have to travel to the next country over in order to attend the temple and be endowed and sealed to their families for time and all eternity.
Lastly, Elder Rasband uses logic when he connects building a building to building our testimonies through experiences we go through in this life. He tells us that as experiences accuulumate in our lives, they add strength and support each other just like the blocks of a home support the rest of the house. Just like this alanogy, the personal experiences we go through are building blocks for our testimonies and faith.
As you can plainly see Elder Rasband clearly understand the importance and benifits of using rhetoric devices to convey his messages. He understands that by using these tools, those who are listening will be more willing to follow his council and apply his talk to their lives.

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Newnan, Georgia...You know it's the best (even if you won't admit it out loud)

Most everyone is going to say that their hometown is the best, but thats because all they know is their town and its where they are used to being. That aside, I would have to say that I am partial to my hometown. I am from Newnan, Georgia, "The City of Homes", which is located about 45 minutes south of Atlanta, the state capitol of Georgia. Newnan was a great place to grow up in all aspects of life from the people to the climate to the history and then some. For one thing, I am glad that I didn't grow up in Utah or anywhere that the majority of the population is LDS. In being the minority I had to truly stand up for what I believed in all the time. I couldn't just coast along and blend in with the people around me. Because of this I feel I have a stronger testimony of the gospel and am a better member of the church.

First of all, the people are amazing. They come from all walks of life; rich to poor, redneck to sophisticated. There are many different ethnicities represented from black and white to latino and asian which makes for a wonderfully diverse cultural atmosphere. What all these people have in common is their true blue southern hospitality. (And yes it really exists, its not just in movies). For example, when your driving, especially in neighborhoods, everybody waves to everybody no matter if they know them or not. People not only wave but they will also do anything for you no matter if it is helping push your car of the road when it breaks down of lending you their power saw. We also have some pretty famous people that also call Newnan their hometown such as Lewis Gizzard (cartoonest) Alan Jackson, the 2007 Bachelorette, the author of Gone With the Wind, and at least two US Olympians (track and field and equestrian)

Along with the people the climate/weather is far superior to that of most anywhere else. First and foremost it is so much easier to breath compared to here. At home the air is so thick that you can pretty much just drink it in. There is no of this being winded when you go up a measly flight of stairs. The summers can get pretty hot and sticky but the winters are short and mild with maybe one or two days of "snow" (aka icy slush that you can still see the ground underneath).

My town also has some pretty great history behind it. It is called "The City of Homes" due to it's status as a hospital town during the Civil War. Because it was a place to take wounded soldiers it was spared much of the destruction that the rest of the south suffered so many of the historic homes and buildings still stand and line the streets today. Newnan also was considered one of the richest cities in the country in the mid 1800's and the first college to offer Master of the Arts Degrees for women was located in Newnan. (Another random fact is that the road I live off of runs from Baltimore, Maryland to Pensacola, Florida and runs right past the White House in Washington DC).

Not only is the history and the people great, there are also a lot of things to do in Newnan. We have about 139 different restaurants a million shopping centres including an outdoor mall. The main attractions though are the two movie theatres and the bowling alley which also has pool and blacklight mini golf in it. (This is where me and my friends usually hang out because along with all that the bowling alley has to offer, the old movie theatre is right next door and we always got in for free because I had knew the people that worked there). There is also the annual tractor parade (you have to remember, I'm from Georgia) and the county fair (its pretty much the same as you see in the movies). From the athletic standpoint, we have a whole park devoted to soccer fields and there are a plethera of tennis courts, though my favorite thing to do was ride horses which I did weekly if the weather cooperated.

Newnan is also the location that some pretty big movies were filmed such as Remember the Titans, October Road, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Unseen, and of course Sweet Home Alabama along with many others.

So as you can clearly tell by all my supporting evidence, Newnan, Georgia is the best hometown a person can be from. Period end of discussion.

Oposing Side to Prevoius Argument

The meal plans at BYU are the best that I have ever seen. They allow you the freedom to choose which plan is the best for you so that you are not getting more or less than you need which saves you money that can then be put to other good uses. Along with being able to choose the amount of money you get, you also have the freedom to buy things pretty much anywhere on campus(minus the bookstore) that sells food. This commodity is very convenient in that you don't have to travel a long distance to a centralized place and you have a variety of different food options.

What I Dislike about BYU

The thing that I dislike the most about BYU are the meal plans. For one thing they are pretty expensive. (My meal plan costs more than my housing does). They are something that are a necessity and pretty much required for Freshmen to have, yet they charge an arm and a leg for them. The other problem I have with them is that after you pay way to much for them, if you dont use all the money in the alloted amount of time then you lose it. I find this totally unfair and unnecessary. If I pay for it then I want all of my money there whenever I decide that I want to use it. At the present time you are allowed 75 dollars to roll over, anything over that and you lose it. The school had made this into a business on the students expense and it should be stopped.