If you missed the link on the board to the Guerrilla Girls’ website, here it is. Check out their mission statement at the bottom of the first page and the advertisements throughout.
As you respond, think about the Girls’ message, and the message of the image. Is it persuasive? Does it hold up under scrutiny? Whether you agree with them or not, your analysis should be objective. As always, a personal reaction is always welcome along with your analysis.

We will be using at least two of the above vocabulary terms in our article analyses tomorrow. Remember to take into consideration the connection between rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) and devices. Devices (listed above) are used to create logical, pathetic or ethical appeal in a piece.

[This post was WinsomeWiki’d on 5 Jul. 2009.]

I just figured out how to add a search function to this blog, so in case you want to find all the posts over DICTION or sidetracks, you can. Woo.
The search box is at the top of the left column.

if we were beavers.

Check out this site from the Fur Council of Canada for their “Fur is Green” campaign. Thoughts? Comments? Post below.

Cool story from NPR, “The ‘Dirt on Clean’ in an Oversanitized World,” describes a new book from Katherine Ashenberg on body odors throughout history.