on I haven’t written a blog post in quite a little while, this was due to me honestly forgetting about the blog due to the craziness of the corona virus and staying at home and taking all of the online classes. But this week I did pretty well on the quiz and did okay on the worksheet #8, but turned in a couple of the worksheets late due to catching up in all my classes… I hope from here on out I am able to stay on top of things!
on This week we found out that we will not be returning to VMI until at the earliest April 17th. (Let’s go!) However, it looks like I will be emailing Col Sanborn a lot more than in order to make sure I am staying in the loop on the worksheets… Sorry Sir! Until later this week… Spring Break 2020!!
on This past two weeks have not been too difficult as I understand how to use the chi squared and “d” analysis on SPSS. I did good on the quiz last week, but mixed a few things up, and this week I did well with a 15.4, with just reversing common questions like: the ordinal and interval questions and I put reject the null hypothesis on the last question, but in my head I was failing to reject so when I looked back I was just like “Aw Dang.” I have a few more questions to finish up the worksheet #7, and will have those done tomorrow.
on This week in IS 301, I was able to complete the worksheets from the textbook on Tuesday without too many questions for Col Sanborn to help me navigate SPSS. I received just about 100’s on both worksheets. Now today I got a 16/20 on the second quiz, which is a lot higher than my first and the only things I mixed up were the types of ordering (Nominal and Ordinal and what not) and then messed up the deductive question about a theory. For the rest of class we are working on our group project and I feel like we are at a good spot for that as well.
on What I am most apprehensive about this class is the actual navigation of SPSS. I have used other programs such as Inventor and AutoCad, but never for statistical analysis. I hope to be in a group with friends who hep me learn the program.
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on My current definition of rhetoric is a combination of a broad understanding that rhetoric is the art of language and how it can be bent to do many specific jobs. It can refer to public speaking, like in a court, and therefore be directed towards persuasion. Another specific job, could be to provide an audience with either of the pisteis, which are ethos, pathos, and logos. Now with the introduction of a more secular way of thinking, Humanism, I am pulled more towards the job of persuasion of rhetoric and the proving rhetoric is used to do. Some examples of rhetoric being seen in the era we are discussing includes the printing press (Bible) and civic persuasion (the rise of the “everyday” man, running for higher positions, like Mayor.
To be continued…
on Rhetoric undergoes some major changes from the time of its born as an art in ancient Greece to the time it is expanded and further developed within Christian Europe. Dating back to the ancient Greeks, rhetoric was debated not only on meaning, but also on what it should be applied to. Plato and Aristotle took separate stands on whether rhetoric should be considered an area of expertise, let alone an art of its own. Later on, during the Roman Empire rule in Europe, Cicero and Quintilian debate again the true meaning of rhetoric and how it should be used, or not used. They agree on the use and perfection of rhetoric in the courts, however, they disagree on vital points about how rhetoric should stand morally and how epideictic oration should be delivered. (Who, what, when, and where… and why). For example somebody should be praised for a selfless act, as long as it is the right timing, for instance in court, and the person should be praised as long as they did the good deed without expecting anything in return. As far as history can place rhetoric, it has been debated what the true meaning or definition is. Personally I have studied more of ancient Greek’s use of rhetoric, therefore, pulling me to appreciate the Greeks definitions and uses of rhetoric.