Based off Corbett and Eberly article I understood
them to be saying that we consume mass amounts of media but what people don't
understand is the mass amounts of media are becoming business. Forms of today’s
media are not acting in the way that they were intended to be because to the
owners of the media it’s all about business. With there being this push to
consume more media than as bloggers we really have to begin to strengthen are
arguments and do it well because their are tons of other sources that are speaking
to the public. Corbett and Eberly list several examples of how getting a
rhetorical message to the public can be done wrong. Overall I saw the
examples fall under one umbrella of be careful of what you say and how you say
it because you can send the wrong information to your reader and discredit your
argument.
The article Criminal Justice Racism by Jamelle Bouie violated some of
what Corbett and Eberly describe as good tactics to use when forming your
argument. One of the things that it violated was playing into people's worst
fears. If the participants in the research were known to have a fear of black
people than they should have used them to complete the research. I also think
the title can be biased because it singles out white people. There are other
groups that don't like blacks.
Hello! I found your article to be very interesting, however, I feel that it could have used more quotes to prove your point in the second paragraph.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you that as we consume mass amounts of media without even realizing we are or what it is we are consuming. It is obviously always to be careful of what you say, but it is also important to have the right information and credentials. I did not read the same article as you but I can only assume how bias it was. Bias is very important because as Corbett and Eberly said, some people are fixed into their mindset and will not look or even hear what someone else's opinion may be. This is called primary certitude. These people may not even realize that they are doing this, but because of how strong their beliefs are, they do.
ReplyDeleteI also discussed pandering, playing into peoples fears, in my post. In the article I read, the authors is definitely appealing to emotions.
Also, loved your idea of the title being biased as well. I totally agree.
I get where you're coming from about Corbett and Eberly's article being about writing consciously, but im not sure where you picked up the business aspect of it. Maybe i missread a section, but i do agree that we need to be aware of the way we write and to not include claims that arent backed by some sort of evidence.
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