Title: Rhetorical listening: How education Plays a role in “ admittance to a bet

Title: Rhetorical listening: How education Plays a role in “ admittance to a better life”
INTRO SO FAR: In the United States, education is often seen as the key to success, offering individuals the chance to improve their lives and achieve their goals. It empowers people to think critically, innovate, and pursue careers that can lead to financial independence and personal fulfillment. However, not everyone has equal access to quality education, and this disparity can reinforce cycles of poverty and inequality, leaving certain communities at a disadvantage. The true power of education lies in its ability to level the playing field, giving everyone, regardless of their background, the chance to succeed and contribute to society. By investing in education for all, we can tackle issues like social inequality, economic mobility, and the challenges of an ever changing world.
Please note that i will do the work cited paged
Also, i am a college freshman student, please try your best to kind of go off of the model papers, no fancy advantage writing.
When connected back to my I Believe Essay, i have added it in the file. Pretty much I relate to Micheal , Admittance to a Better Life, being as an immigrant, my family and i immigrated to the United States of America for a better education which will then lead to a better life.
Paragraph #1:
In a 200-word paragraph, provide a brief analysis of an essay selected from Selected Readings from the TIB Essays list. When publishing your essay, please make sure to address the following questions:
1. What This I Believe essay did you choose for paper 2?
2. A lead-in sentence or “hook” to catch the reader’s attention.
3. Background article reference that summarizes your This I Believe essay. The summary should include quotes from the essay and be properly formatted in MLA (i.e., speaker tags and in-text citations).
4. A thesis statement that previews the two rhetorical strategies you will use to evaluate your essay.
5. The entire introduction should be at least 3/4 of a page long.
When publishing the introduction, I want you to consider that
• Introductions move from general information (In the US, education is important…) to specific
information (In this paper, I will discuss…)
• There is no formula for how many paragraphs (or sentences, for that matter) an introduction has. Above all, though, it’s got to be functional.
• The function of these moves is
o (a) to provide readers with a suitable contextual understanding of the paper
o (b) to frame the rest of the reader’s understanding of the paper.
An introduction is simply a section of the paper that orients readers to the main focus of your paper. Typically, an introduction contains three “rhetorical moves”
• Lead-in Sentence–General information. Helps the unfamiliar reader “enter” the text.
• Backgrounding–Brief background/contextual information. Backgrounding may consist of preliminary information (like a summary or paraphrase) that involves definitions of terms, explanations of concepts, references to articles being used, etc. Ultimately, backgrounding must focus the reader’s attention on the central themes of a thesis.
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7. Which rhetorical listening strategy will you use to analyze the essay? Choose ONEof the following:
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 Rhetorical listening means that we promote an understanding of self and others. In other words, to better understand an essay, focus on parts of the text that catch your attention. Maybe you could use that interesting point to do your own research.
 What essays were surprising to you?
 What made you feel uncomfortable, anxious, or frustrated?
 What made you feel hopeful, excited, and optimistic?
 What belief or “truth” in those essays made you feel that way?
 Rhetorical listening means that we proceed within an accountability logic. In other words, when thinking about accountability logic, think about the circumstances or events that shaped the author’s life. Our worldview is often shaped by where we live, how we live, and when we live. If we truly want to understand an argument, we should keep this in mind.
 What sociological, political, economic, and historical circumstances shaped the writers’ lives? Your life? Ex. My wife’s economic hardships really shaped her views of Fords.
 Rhetorical listening means that we locate identifications across commonalities and differences. In other words, how do writers’ experiences and perspectives differ from each other and your own? When reading a text or listening to an argument, it’s important to find common ground and identify places where you agree or disagree.
 What are the similarities between you and the author? How can you build a better understanding based on those commonalities?
 What are the differences between you and the author? What can you learn from each other based on those differences?
 Where do you meet in the middle of the text?
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 Rhetorical listening means that we analyze claims as well as the cultural logics within which these claims function.
 What is the lived experience of the author?
 What is their cultural background (ex., age, political alignment, gender, religion, nationality, race, values, etc.)? Moreover, how does this information better help me understand the author’s argument?
(Note–make sure to use the questions related to the rhetorical listening strategies to publish out point two)
3. What are 2-3 research directions or areas of further exploration that could help you better understand the essay? (ex. “After reading Teaching a Bad Dog New Tricks, I realize I need to learn more about training dogs to fully understand Buetow’s message.”)
Paragraph #2:
In a 2nd 200-word paragraph, provide a brief analysis of your selected This I Believeessay. For this paragraph, pick a 2nd rhetorical strategy to analyze your essay. Be sure to address the following questions:
1. What is the 2nd rhetorical listening strategy you will use to analyze the essay? Choose one of the following:
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 Rhetorical listening means that we promote an understanding of self and others. In other words, to better understand an essay, focus on parts of the text that catch your attention. You could use that interesting point to do your own research.
 What essays were surprising to you?
 Which made you feel uncomfortable, anxious, or frustrated?
 What belief or “truth” in those essays made you feel that way?
 Rhetorical listening means that we proceed within an accountability logic. In other words, when thinking about accountability logic, think about the circumstances or events that shaped the author’s life. Our worldview is often shaped by where we live, how we live, and when we live. If we truly want to understand an argument, we should keep this in mind.
 What sociological, political, economic, and historical circumstances shaped the writers’ lives? Your life? Ex. My wife’s economic hardships really shaped her views of Fords.
 Rhetorical listening means that we locate identifications across commonalities and differences. In other words, how do writers’ experiences and perspectives differ from each other and your own? When reading a text or listening to an argument, it’s important to find common ground and identify places where you agree or disagree.
 What are the similarities between you and the author? How can you build a better understanding based on those commonalities?
 What are the differences between you and the author? What can you learn from each other based on those differences?
 Where do you meet in the middle of the text?
•
o
 Rhetorical listening means that we analyze claims as well as the cultural logics within which these claims function.
 What is the lived experience of the author?
 What is their cultural background (ex. age, political alignment, gender, religion, nationality, race, values, etc.)? Moreover, how does this information better help me understand the author’s argument?
• (Note–make sure to use the questions related to the rhetorical listening strategies to publish out point two)
• 2. What are 2-3 research directions or areas of further exploration that could help you better understand the essay? (ex. “After reading Teaching a Bad Dog New Tricks, I realize I need to learn more about training dogs to fully understand Buetow’s message.”)