Alaina Rober's Rhetoric Blog (Fall 2018)

      1.  https://www-clinicalkey-com.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20141018248   This  source,  Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography,   is a  non-academic  textbook about problems and complications that may be diagnosed with the use of an ultrasound. This source is very descriptive and informative about different body parts and what may be diagnosed with  an  ultrasound.  This source uses medical terminology to describe each diagnosis. I will use this source as an example of a textbook sonographers may read or write for their profession. 2.  https://www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/science/article/pii/S1933287415001580?via%3Dihub   This source  is  a  non-academic report of a patient’s condition, this sort of writing is likely to be the most common form of writing for a sonographer. The document has advanced medical vocabulary and the language is direct and straightforwa...

     Major writing assignment number 1 is a  1250-word  paper consisting of one interview and six written sources regarding the major or field the writer is interested in  pursuing .  Three of the written sources must be professional and three must be informal to get a better understanding of the types of documents that are written in the field. This assignment is  like  two papers I wrote in  high school , both of which were about a specific issue or debate that concerned me. The second of the two papers  was  about how schools should start classes later in the morning to benefit students’ health, I was required to include a primary source for this  paper  so I had an interview with a neurologist to include his opinion on the topic.   Questions/Confusions   1. Can the person we interview be a relative?   2. How do you identify what is a  professional  source  and what is...

Rhetoric is the use of words through speaking or writing that are intended to persuade. Some examples of rhetoric include argumentative speeches, essays or a thesis paper. Some rhetoric devices include alliteration and hyperbole which are used to help persuade the audience.

This is a course blog for my rhetoric class.