Lesson 2.4- Debate with the Devil's Advocate.*Brit

I think that the pathos appeal is the most effective because it has to deal with emotion. Appeals like this grab my attention because they have concern for another person. For instance, John McCain's pathos appeal includes, "You were going to put him in a higher tax bracket, which was going to increase his taxes which was going to cause him not to be able to employ people." This got my attention because it is saying if Obama went through and raised the tax bracket, it could have caused this man not to be able to employ people which would be bad for him because he would have no one to work for him. This is emotional because this man may not be able to provide for his family if he doesn't have anyone to work for him.

Barack Obama's pathos example also caught my eye because it concerns 2 women who lost their jobs which is an emotional appeal because they lost their job, and may not have a way to provide for their families now. Obamas pathos appeal was, "Two women, both of them probably in their mid to late 50's, had just been laid off their plant, neither of them have health insurance. "Obama is putting McCain down by saying this because he claims if he were in charge, he would make sure every American would have health insurance no matter what the situation was.

Overall, I believe the pathos appeal is the most effective persuasive appeal because it has to deal with emotions, and it focuses on techniques that generate strong emotions and feelings for the audience which grabs the listeners attention, and may make them feel bad about the situation.

Project Implicit

When I took the racial test it said the I show no difference in my automatic preferences for White vs. Black people. My data also suggested that i had a strong automatic preference for Barack Obama over John McCain. I do agree with my data I don't treat black people any different than I do white people. Also i do somewhat prefer Barack Obama over John McCain.
Justine =)

Project Implicit Results- Brit*

When I took the implicit association test I was very surprised. My results showed I strongly prefer white people over black people which I do not believe is true. I look at black people the same way as I look at white people. I believe there is no difference between them. Also my results showed that I have a moderate automatic preference for Barack Obama over John McCain which is true because I support Barack Obama's opinion on most of his issues.

Employment

In this lesson we looked into the different issues, and all the candidates. The issue that my group picked was Employment. Before we looked into this I never really knew what the candidates views were on employment. While looking into this i found out that, McCain's views on employment was to create more American jobs. Randell's views involved increasing funding for state job training programs, the retain displaced workers, and teach skills needed in today's job market. Lastly Obama's views on the issue of employment was to raise minimum wage to allow people to raise families, and pay for basic needs. I looked into other peoples blogs and everyone had very different opinions on how they felt. If I wouldn't of done any research I probably wouldn't of known the things I know today.

McCain.Obama.Rendell. * Brit

Learning about different issues and the candidates who represent those issues, I thought was very interesting. I learned a lot more about McCain, Obama, and Rendell than I ever knew. I now know how each representative feels about the issue I researched which is employment. For example McCain's plan includes creating many good American jobs. Obama wants to raise minimum wage so full time workers can maintain a living, raise their families, and pay for basic needs. Ed Rendell would like to increase funding for the state job training programs that retain displaced workers and teach skills needed in today's job market. As you can see, each candidate has a different view and different ideas but each one is important to the economy.

I also got some information and opinions about how other citizens feel about each Representative and employment. For example I got on some websites that contained blogs about the Representatives, and I explored other peoples opinions and I was very surprised. I found others talking about how minimum wage increased and how average weekly earnings rose .1 percent. Also I found that wages make up the largest part of a families income. I saw that everyone has different opinions on everything.

My view on learning more about McCain, Obama, and Rendell and their view on employment changed from before. I think each candidate has well spoken ideas about Employment. I now know that McCain wants to create more American jobs, Obama wants to raise minimum wage so that full time workers can afford to raise families and pay for basic needs. And lastly I learned that Ed Rendell wants to increase funding for state job training programs that retain displaced workers and teach skills needed in today's job market. Without researching this issue and each Representative, I would have never learned how they feel about employment.


*brittany

Political Quiz- Justine

My results stated that i was more of a spectator. I do agree with the results because i don't really get that much into political stuff. with political issues i am more of a go with the flow kind of person. I am some wat interested in the candidates but not interested enough to watch shows of them and things like that. the only time i really watch what is going on is when i watch the news and political things come on. Even then sometimes i dont pay attention.

Lets Get Political! - Brit

The results of my quiz showed i am an activist. I agree with the results because i am concerned with elections and debates but on the other hand I am not as involved as others. Such as I am interested with presidential debates and the presidential elections, but i am not out there being involved in them like some other activist's are. I am not that interested in politics though some issues interest me. Some political facts that have made an impression on me are how other people feel about issues such as abortion, the economy, and the war in Iraq. When i had to research these issues for an English project i really changed my feelings about political issues. I now care more about these issues than i ever have before. And i now realize who you vote for has an effect on everything, and you should learn about all of the politics and their issues before you vote. I am happy with how much i care and know about politics. I care and know enough about politics to state my opinion about them, but yet i am not too involved in politics to where i am out stating my opinion all over and persuading others to be an activist just because i am.
-Brit