Hi everyone, today I am going to talk about rhetoric in classrooms and the different kinds of ways they apply in there. 1st of all, we know that rhetoric is a device to persuade the speaker's audience and we know that there are 3 elements that are called ethos, pathos and logos that makes up rhetoric. Having that said, is there another way we could persuade a person not just in writing or talking? Well today, I had learned something new about rhetoric that could persuade people in a different level and it is using visual rhetoric. Visual rhetoric is also a type of persuasion but using images such as still or moving photographs, graphics, animation, etc.
Images can appeal to the viewer's logos, ethos, and pathos, depending on what the image symbolizes. One way the image can appeal to the viewer's pathos is having a picture of a dirty, hungry, dog and the topic is about evolution, when the dominant traits win. Basically it will show that this dirty, hungry, dog doesnt have the dominant trait to look for food, not like the other street dogs. This could appeal to pathos because it will make the viewer feel sad about the image. Visual rhetoric can also appeal to logos by showing the exact facts. Instead of just saying 2000 people or so died in a certain year, you could show a graph that specifically demonstrates your facts. Ethos can be used in visual rhetoric by showing a graph or link to your source as evidence to prove that homework gives students stress. (Just an Example) Maybe, you could say that homework gives you stress, but teachers will think that you are just saying it to get away. By giving a certain source or image like "According to scientific reasearch, 55% of the studenrs who gets a lot of homework are mostly stressed." This automatically raises your ethos and people would most likely believe you.
Ethos, Pathos and Logos could be used in the classroom in many ways. Visual rhetoric could also be used in a classroom by teacher themselves. They use images so that we could have a visualization of how the topic will be like and a better understanding about the topic itself.
Got info in http://www.auburn.edu/~smitjes/theory.htm
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Hey there James,
From all the rhetoric devices I have studied, I didn't think that you were going to talk about visual rhetoric until the end. I was hoping for you to talk about logos. Nevertheless, I think that the visual rhetoric that you used in this blog is very essential in our everyday lives in school
As all of may now, we spend one third of our entire day learning in school while the other third of our day is taken by our sleep. That leaves us with with 8 hours, but that doesn't mean we don' have to do homework. Some classes at lest give you 2 hours of homework and when piled it is upt to sic hours of homewrok. Some of us have to go work while others have to do chores.
Nevertheless, the whole point of saying this is that when we are in school we need to interact and really get interested in class. I know this is very hard because we are tired, but as you said, visual rhetoric can really get the job done.
Hi James,
Wow man nice use of visual rhetoric. Yeah the examples you gave are right examples of showing what your trying to say. I would feel pity if I saw a picture of a sick and dirty dog because you would want to help it. So good job of visual representation. Keep it up James doing a good job man . Later
James,
Good job. Visual Rhetoric is very important in classrooms. The only thing that truly shows kids what they are being taught. It is really helpful in helping kids who need visuals in order to see what they are learning, or to little kids who are barely begging to learn new things in the world.
I personally am more of a visual learner. There are many of us who are. Either way very good job at explaining what visual rhetoric is.
-Edwin G
Dear James,
I understand that you state that ethos, pathos, and logos are viewed in rhetoric of classrooms. It is true that teachers use visuals so that we can uderstand the topic that we are learning about like in chemistry. I din't uderstand the content of the dirty, hungry, dog demostrating pathos can you give a better example or explain it better?
I have never heard of visual rhetoric and now I know what it is. What else have you found or learned about?
Dear James,
I like that you found out a new persuasion, but I doubt that it would help us in our AP exams. The thing I see is that images relates with imagery, but rather in pictures, and with similar wording and meaning. What I mean by "with similar wording and meaning" is that these both different words have the same definition, but one is by pictures and the other by being very detailed and describing every detail for the reader to capture those details and make their own images in their minds. I agree that an image has a huge effect as words. Also, an image could represent various points of view, and distinct feelings and thoughts to the audience. This new persuasion is similar to an essay or the different appeals. My suggestion if you're going to keep on using visualization is by getting facts on the percentage kids, or adults that understand more image(s) rather than imagery.
The fact I suggested would build your Ethos and Logos, with more BANG!
I’m one of those many people who understand a topic, and which have a clearer understandment with visualization. I would like to compliment you first on your excellent examples they weren't so difficult to understand, but really proficient.
The second compliment I’m making is on your word choice is very outstanding.
The third is I give you 5 stars out of 5, on being creative and thinking out of the box.
Sincerely,
Masyeli M.
Hi James!
You know, everything you said is true. I believe that we are surrounded by so much rhetoric and its so weird how some of us don't notice it.
I think that you should include more examples of rhetoric into your blog. I guess its because what you said really caught my attention.
So teach me. (No worries, i'll do my part and do so as well.)
OH! do you think there is rhetoric in lesson plannings?
-Diana
James,
Good work. I enjoyed the way you refered to things in your blog. In my opinion its easier for a reader to understand something when a writer is able to connect to other things.
As many of my peers I am as well a more visiual peson. Either way i think you did a great job in explaining the importance of visual rhetoric.
Dear James,
I found you blog very interesting. I liked how you described how it is possible to visually use pathos by using images or graphs. I think you were clear on how to use the pathos and logos but your explanation on how to use ethos was a bit unclear to me. It seemed like you were still explaining logos. Maybe ethos can be used by showing pictures of things that the speaker or presenter has done. If you could clarify this for me I would be grateful thanks.
Gary
James,
there are several things. first of all, you spend more time explaining other things and towards the end you start talking about your topic. (this is the only i could come up at the moment)
there are people who don't really take classes really serious until the end or they never ever take it serious.
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