LOGIC AND CRITICAL REASONING

USING RHETORICAL DEVICES

Read the following story for the background facts.

The senator became inebriated at the fundraiser in the White house and flirted with all of her constituents. On her way to the hotel she passed out completely and was picked up by the cops who took her to her hotel. The next morning she couldn't remember anything. At the press conference she ignored all questions about her the fundraiser but would only answer questions about her plans and stands on the issues.

1 : Rewrite the passage above from the perspective of someone who supports the senator and wants her to be re-elected. Make the passage as positive as possible, while still staying loyal to the facts. Make use of euphemism and down players wherever possible by substituting them in for more neutral terms. For example, "passed away" is euphemism for death. Don't add text unless it's a loaded question.

2: Rewrite the passage above from the perspective of someone who is against the senator and does not want her to be re-elected. Make the passage as negative as possible, while still staying loyal to the facts. Make use of dysphemism, loaded questions, hyperbole, and innuendo, wherever possible. Don't add text except in the form of a loaded question.

See the video and response to the following question .

link . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YrWiwUM3FA&t=38s

3 : What is one key process for defining "crime" that Bunny Colvin implicates in his story about open container laws in Baltimore?

4 : Is it a "crime" to smoke marijuana inside your own home? Support your answer with a few sentences to explain your argument.

Policing and Violent Crime Rates

5 : What term does Bernard Harcourt use to explain why the violent crime rate dropped in cities like New York City?

6 : What does Malcolm Gladwell believe is the reason that violent crime fell in New York?