AUDIENCE
- Knowledge: The audience has a general understanding of designer babies and the pros and cons of the debate. They get there information from other articles posted online on news sites or the New York Times. The audience will have some doubts on the side in favor of designer babies and are looking for better arguments in opposition.
- Values: The audience wants any kind of technology to be ethical, they want it to be proven to be safe before it the gene editing is tested on humans.
- Standards of Argument: Statistics that outline the costs of the technology and the demographics that are most likely to use it will be the most persuasive. This research will be very easy to understand by the audience.
- Visual Elements: Graphs and charts that depict the evidence mentioned above will be useful visual elements so the audience can understand the argument.
- Purpose: The audience that will be reading my article will have a desire to find arguments against the designer baby debate. I am looking to expand the debate against designer babies and hopefully motivate people to stand up against future legislation. My argument cannot stand alone, but it gives another viewpoint on the subject to help further convince people against designer babies.
GENRE
- Function: This genre allows an author not affiliated with the publishing group in an newspaper, magazine, etc. to public a piece that expresses opinions or comments on an issue.
- Setting: Op-eds are found in newspapers.
- Rhetorical Appeals: All the rhetorical strategies can be implemented in an op-ed. Facts, credibility, and emotional language will all enhance an argument.
- Visual Elements: A single picture will be sufficient in an op-ed.
- Style: I will use an informal and conversational tone to connect with readers and make it seem like I am talking to them on a personal level.
2- Online news article, example 1, example 2
- Function: This genre allows writers and authors to publish articles online and address specific audiences depending on where it is published.
- Setting: These are found on online sites ranging of news sites to media driven sources like Huffington Post, to academic medical websites.
- Rhetorical Appeals: All the rhetorical strategies can be implemented in articles. Facts, credibility, and emotional language will all enhance an argument.
- Visual Elements: Both pictures and embedded videos are appropriate for this genre.
- Style: I wil use a formal tone while also incorporating a conversational tone. Articles are more convincing if they are written professional but still need to convey opinions and sound interesting.
RESPONSES/ACTIONS
- Positive Support- People will agree with the new argument against designer babies, people will see the risks that the technology entails, presenting a new side to the typical con argument raises attention.
- Negative Rebuttals- People will disagree with the argument, people might not find it convincing, people will find the argument too speculative.
- Address Rebuttal- If people think the argument is too speculative, I will try and avoid this by presenting lots of facts and analysis to support my opinions. Overall I can make my argument more convincing with evidence.
- Chain Reaction- By presenting a new side to the argument it will raise attention to the opposition of designer babies. Then, the debate will be geared in a new direction that will raise other new perspectives on the issue. Lastly, more people will get involved in the debate, more people will start to voice there opinions, and as more people get involved they can hopefully make a difference by influencing legislation or actively work to stop research.
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It sounds like you know already what direction you are going to be taking in Project 3! You have a set understanding on who and what your audience is going to look like as well as how you are going to be addressing them. You have thought a lot about what conventions go with what genres, too. Like you, I'm also considering writing an editorial. I think you have a good sense of what the audience's reactions are going to look like, and you seem to have a plan on how you are going to respond to them. Good job!
ReplyDeleteGood job! You definitely know what you want to write about and how you are going to write about it. My advice is that even though you want to use all of the appeals in your project, I feel that an emphasis on the emotional appeal is great for this topic and will really convince your audience.
ReplyDeleteI think you've got a good audience in mind, and will manage to capture a good amount of them to motivate them to participate in the discussion. I think that as long as you avoid appealing to those already motivated, you'll be able to capture those who care, but aren't involved yet, which will help bolster support for your cause.
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