Visual Art: The First Vision

WATCO of seeing God and Christ on your relation to the physical world

Claim: Seeing God and Christ in front of you draws you out of your physical world

Reason: Because seeing God and Christ break the rules of the physical world

Audience: The Audience for this piece of visual art is centered on those who are Latter-Day Saints or those investigating the church. The economic status will range from very poor to very rich and education doesn’t really matter. The most important aspect of this audience is that they are seeking or have sought truth and understand the general premise to the story this piece of art represents.

Goal: To have the audience develop a faith and Knowledge of God and Christ and their abilities.

Ethos: The artist establishes credibility through having a strict interpretation of the story, instead of adding a more liberal or symbolic interpretation. This builds credibility by reinforcing the viewers understanding of the piece and by making his artistic interpretations more unique and personal for the viewer. It is through this credibility that the viewer can then notice how Joseph Smith looks to being pulled out of his element into the light, how the grove seems to move to frame the speakers and how the focal point is not on Joseph Smith but on Christ and God.

Pathos: The artist uses a lot of different color patterns to inflict different emotions. The outer rim of the painting is all darkened woods, with the back, shaded view of Joseph Smith. To inspire awe the artist represented God and Christ and not only white in clothing but their very presence transform their surroundings until they are no longer in any darkness. The trees also frame God and Christ which shows their power over the physical world.

Accurate: The argument is accurate. Those in the audience, who have an understanding on the persons of Christ and God, would understand that the physical world is subject to the rules and dominions of God. The painter does a great job of using this realistic interpretation to not question that philosophy but rather reinforce it.

This Painting is very effective primarily because of the use of Pathos. The painter is invokes a lot of emotional response and awe that draws in the audience and allows them to experience the mind and world altering presences of the supreme.

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince

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Argument: WATCO seeing the sixth Harry Potter on my understanding of the book
Claim: seeing the sixth harry potter will bring my understanding of the series to life
Reason: Because watching this representation will make the scenes in my mind more vivid and concrete.

Audience: Children ages 10-18 as well adults ages 18-40 who have read the books or are familiar with the story. These children and adults are most likely familiar with the Harry Potter series and have seen the previous movies and read all the books. These individuals could be very well educated or not well educated at all. Most, however, are going to be in the middle class who have the time and money to spend on seeing movies.

Goal: To get the audience to spend money and go see the next installment of Harry Potter.

Pathos: This trailer did a great job of using and emotional appeal. The main emotion enlisted is that of curiosity. Since I, like much of the audience, is well acquainted with the story but probably have not visited it in a while, I am drawn into the theatrical representation of certain characters especially the young Tom Riddle. This curiosity shows me just enough to want me to see more. They also use a dark motif and cryptic music to inflict a sense of fear but more anticipation of what this movie will bring.

Sufficient: Through the use of montage and pictures there are a number of magnificent representations of what is to be expected, which can correlate or completely differ from what I had imagined. This will either repulse the audience but in this case since the scenes are specifically chosen for this trailer they make me crave more, thus sufficiently sucking me in.

Relevant: These scenes and phrased used throughout the trailers are all used to pull the audience in and captivate them. By entrancing them in the single minute memory the trailer gives a good representation of what the film will be like without making the audience feel as if they have seen the entire movie.

Effective: This trailer is very effective, I cannot wait to go and see this movie. The main tactic used to make this so effective is the use of pathos. There is not much of a logical or credible argument that can be effective but by using curiosity and excitement I was easily convinced seeing this movie is worth the money and two and a half hours.

PAPER A SOURCE

Aquatic Readiness: Developing Water Competence in Young Children
By Stephen Langendorfer, Lawrence D. Bruya
Published by Human Kinetics, 1995

Page 9

Argument: WATCO of Treated Swimming Pool Water on Development of Harmful Bacteria and Parasites
Claim: Pool Water Prevents the Growing of Harmful Bacteria
Reason: Because Treated Pool Water Because They Must Comply and Meet State Minimums

Audience: Experienced Aquatic Professionals who are attempting to draw the public into the pool and hear many common myths. These individuals would be well educated on the overall workings of swimming facilities, but probably lack extensive knowledge of the chemical processes they enlist.

Goal: To spread the truth about the safety of the pool setting to communities through community expertise.

Ethos: This author developed a strong relationship by first acknowledging that there is a common myth about swimming pools as a breeding ground for bacteria and parasites that are immune to the effects of chlorine or bromine. Acknowledging this to those who have probably heard the myth or may even believe it creates a sense of unity between the reader and the author showing that they have had similar experiences. The author also establishes credibility by using formal terms and historical events in aquatic history indicating they are well equip to address this matter.

Pathos: This author told stories of the origin of this myth to draw the reader into the article and make it more interesting and applicable but besides this there was little emotion solicited by the authors because they hope to debunk unfounded myths not by creating new unexplained facts

Relevant: The information used by the author is extremely relevant especially when they explain where the myth had received it start. Using this information it is becomes easier to accept this as a myth, but the authors did not explain further what state minimums are, only that they are sufficient. All the information is relevant, but the information more relevant to the actual claim is rather sparse. The authors also limit their arguments to swimming pools which are require to meet state minimums and explicitly state that other facility the spread of bacteria could be possible.
Effective: The argument was very effective primarily because of the ethos. The author did not rely on a lot of jargon or scientific formulas to assert their claim but establishing credibility and a relationship with the reader they were able to lead a logic based conclusion that the audience would have been able to follow and accept. By establishing credibility the authors did not need to be overly specific but more specific to their audience.

Toby Keith: Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue

Argument: America is a proud country who will work to defend their own

Audience: The audience consists of all lower and middle class Americans who have pride in their country. The audience is patriotic and most likely holds strong Christian values and believes in the American dream. This is focused at those who are either in the military or have family members in the military who believe in pay back and defending something with violent force.

Goal: To raise patriotism and support immediate retaliation and the military troops

Ethos: There is a lot of credibility established in this song. The one verse in particular talks about how Toby Keith’s Father Lost his eye in battle but that did not deter him from the participation in flying the American Flag in his yard and overall supporting the country and continuing to believe in its values and cause. This shows great credibility because Toby is then not someone speaking idyllically about war and its effects but from personal experience and how war can affect the individual and how that is only another reason our support must be unwavering. He also relates to the specific audience by not

Pathos: Toby used pathos as his main tool in this argument. By using slower softer tunes to inflict sorrow and memory of the 9/11 attacks which then crescendo up to his main argument of retaliation the audience is able to take the sadness and turn it into the pride in their countries ability to make up for the 9/11 attack. He also uses immense imagery of symbolically American icons to reinforce the unity and cooperation of the individual into a group or united front.

Sufficient: This song is in no way present sufficient information because it idealizes the actual happenings of war, and although it refers briefly to the idea of lose in time of war that is where it stops. There is not a discussion of the actual losing of life on the other side or how and if the government would retaliate cautiously, simply that they would retaliate.

Effective: Yes, this was a very affective song. Although it did not give sufficient evidence for the massive undertaking a war, and subsequent wars, would be the emotional appeal right after 9/11 was so strong that this song effectively united the audience into one mind set which was retaliation on a large scale.

Song Words

American Girls and American Guys
We'll always stand up and salute
We'll always recognize
When we see Old Glory Flying
There's a lot of men dead
So we can sleep in peace at night
When we lay down our head

My daddy served in the army
Where he lost his right eye
But he flew a flag out in our yard
Until the day that he died
He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me
To grow up and live happy
In the land of the free.

Now this nation that I love
Has fallen under attack
A mighty sucker punch came flyin' in
From somewhere in the back
Soon as we could see clearly
Through our big black eye
Man, we lit up your world
Like the 4th of July

Hey Uncle Sam
Put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shakin' her fist
And the eagle will fly
Man, it's gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringin' her bell
And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

Justice will be served
And the battle will rage
This big dog will fight
When you rattle his cage
And you'll be sorry that you messed with
The U.S. of A.
`Cause we`ll put a bullet in your ass
It`s the American way

Hey Uncle Sam
Put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shakin' her fist
And the eagle will fly
Man, it's gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringin' her bell
And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue