For this discussion, you will apply the rhetorical concepts you learned about to your own life. Below are three short TED-Ed videos which provide a bit more depth on rhetorical analysis and the art of persuasion. After you have watched each video, please

I’m stuck on a English question and need an explanation.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2dEuMFR8kw

Paragraph (or bullet point) 1: Discuss the most important or interesting point you think the educator made about rhetoric in the video “How to Use Rhetoric to Get What You Want.” Cite a specific example using quotation marks.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3klMM9BkW5o

Paragraph (or bullet point) 2: Discuss the most important or interesting point you think the educator made about rhetoric in the video “What Aristotle and Joshua Bell Can Teach Us about Persuasion.” Cite a specific example using quotation marks.

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https://embed.ted.com/457235c9-d846-43e9-94ce-c143ef6ccacb

Paragraph (or bullet point) 3: Discuss the most important or interesting point you think the educator made about rhetoric in the video “How Can You Change Someone’s Mind?” Cite a specific example using quotation marks.

Paragraph (or bullet point) 4: Provide an example of a conversation you recently had in your everyday life in which you were trying to persuade someone of something (or make up a hypothetical one if you don’t feel comfortable sharing something personal). Maybe it was over text, in-person, or an email that you wrote. Describe 1) the situation you were in; 2) what you were trying to persuade your audience of; 3) what rhetorical moves you made (appealing to your audience’s sense of logic, appealing to your audience’s values, appealing to your audience’s emotions, using a counterargument and refutation, etc.); and 4) whether and why it did/didn’t work. If it didn’t work, what could you have done differently?

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You will respond to my initial thread. This post, as all of your discussion posts this semester, should be 200-500 words (unless you are posting a video, which should be less than 3 minutes). You do not need to include this word count; however, use the word count at the bottom right corner of the text box to ensure you are staying within the appropriate range.