1. Does the rhetoric attempt to manipulate in any way (by
.Does the rhetoric address the problem it claims to address?Is the rhetoric targeted at an
audience who has the power to make change?Are the appeals appropriate to the
audience?Does the rhetor give enough information to make an informed decision?Does the
rhetoric attempt to manipulate in any way (by giving incomplete/inaccurate information or
abusing the audience’s emotions)?What other sub-claims do you have to accept to
understand the rhetor’s main claim? (For example, in order to accept the Ad Council’s claim
that the arts boost math and science scores, you first have to value the boosting of those
scores.)What possible negative effects might come from this rhetoric?