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The Art of Persuasion
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Rhetoric
RHE 309K: Multiple Goals
Examine how characters in superhero stories make arguments, use rhetoric, attempt to convince other characters
RHETORICAL STYLE (what's in the story)
Analyze how superhero mythologies attempt to persuade an audience (us) of certain "truths" about the world
IDEOLOGY CRITIQUE (what "truths" enable the story)
"Watch the World Burn"
Rhetoric
Supervillainy at its finest
Alfred's speech in
Christopher Nolan's
The Dark Knight (2008)
The art of persuasion
Why an art?
What are the ethical implications of persuasion?
Alfred's Persuasive Tactics
- Alfred's audience: Bruce Wayne (and the viewing audience)
- Alfred's goal: change Bruce's mind
- A well-known friend
- Anecdote
- Reasoning from anecdote ("some men just want to watch the world burn")
- Emotional reaction (shock at the story's conclusion, fear)
Name
Year in school
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Favorite superhero
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