Tip of the day: You want to take notes on this stuff

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Selecting and Framing Evidence

• Tip of the day You want to take notes on this
  stuff
• Which means taking out your notebook and a
  writing utensil if you havent done so already
• ENGLISH 101
• FALL 2011

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What is going on in this picture?

• Where is this happening?
• When is this happening?
• Why is this happening?
• What information do we still need?
• Is this a good trip or a bad trip?

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Do you think the sailors are having a bad day?
Frames determine what is seen and unseen.
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As writers, you are in control of how evidence is
framed.

• What do you want to emphasize?
• What should be left out?
• What can you leave out while still being an
  ethical writer?

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Is there anything wrong with this caption?
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Your angle of vision will help determine how you
frame evidence.

• Its like looking through a peep hole or camera
  lens.
• As a writer, you maximize the readers focus on
  some data, minimize the readers focus on other
  data, and otherwise guide the readers vision
  and response (96).

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What influences your angle of vision?

• Age
• Marital status
• Gender
• Cultural or ethnic background
• Class
• Education level
• Personal history

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Selecting and framing evidence are two ways to
use logos to create an angle of vision.

• What is logos again?
• focuses attention on the quality of the
  messagethat is, on the internal consistency and
  clarity of the argument itself and on the logic
  of its reasons and support (62)
• How do you think logos affects the quality of a
  message?
• Why do you think logos is connected to selecting
  and framing evidence?

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Lets practice creating an angle of vision by
selecting evidence.

• Turn to page 96 in your textbook.
• Your task as a group is to compose a short speech
  either in favor of or in opposition to a city
  ordinance to ban mosh pits. I will assign each
  group a position (for or against). You have ten
  minutes to complete this task.
• Use the provided list of evidence on pages 96-97
  to compose your speech.
• Group Roles
• Timekeeper Make sure your group manages its
  time.
• Scribe Take notes on behalf of the group.
• Whip Make sure your group stays on task.
• Orator You will present the finished speech to
  the class.

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There are different ways to effectively frame
evidence.

• Controlling the space given to supporting versus
  contrary evidence.
• When composing your speeches, did you choose to
  use more evidence to support your position or to
  refute it? Why?
• Emphasizing a detailed story versus presenting
  lots of facts and statistics.
• When might we privilege one strategy over the
  other?
• Providing contextual and interpretive comments
  when presenting data.
• Can the data speak for itself?
• Putting contrary evidence in subordinate
  positions
• Some subordinate conjunctions although, even
  though, rather than, though, whereas, while

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How does Leonhardt frame evidence?

• Pull out your copy of Leonhardts editorial.
• Read through it individually and mark where he
  presents evidence and how it is framed. (5
  minutes)
• Compare your findings with your group mates and
  then be prepared to share them with the class.

• Controlling the space given to supporting versus
  contrary evidence.
• Emphasizing a detailed story versus presenting
  lots of facts and statistics.
• Providing contextual and interpretive comments
  when presenting data.
• Putting contrary evidence in subordinate
  positions.

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Always think about how you frame statistics.

• As you watch this video, note which statistics
  are used
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vY7GGwg1949A
• Why say 1 in 166?
• The odds of your child being diagnosed with
  autism? .06

• Turn to page 101 in your textbook.
• Lets come up with different ways to frame the
  evidence about the ballpark.

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Evidence is tied to logos.

• Evidence

Ethos
Pathos
Logos