Post #4: Reflections on “The Lifetime Reading Plan: Becoming a Citizen of the World”
Due by the class period on Wednesday, September 21
Reflections on Michael Dirda’s talk: Review this link before you complete this blog post: the Toulmin model of rhetoric. According the Toulmin model, a basic argument consist of the following: claim + support + warrant. When you attend Dirda’s talk in Blackwell Hall at 5:30pm on Sep 19th, listen to his ideas about global citizenship closely. What are some of his claims (give at least one or two examples)? What is the support he provides for those claims? What are the assumptions implied in his arguments (which link his claims to his support for them).
*If you have to attend another debate event due to scheduling conflicts, complete this posting based on a Toulmin analysis of one of the rhetors featured in the respective event (such as one of the debaters during the mock debate on the 21st, etc). Once you attend an event, you can take until our following class period to make your posting. Let me know if you have any questions about this prompt.
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