Delaney Cahill Rhetoric Blog #1

1. https://www-jstor-org.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/stable/pdf/43540116.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A54d1bfdad162cdbc4c3cc77e7eb88e43 This is an academic source. This article uses lots of paragraphs to point out important topics to really express her views. The author is Karen Thickstun. She is trying to engage and inform the general public about marketing to the millennials. She uses a pretty simple, informal language throughout her article. 2. https://www-jstor-org.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/stable/pdf/30000571.pdf?refreqid=search%3A4dd89209969fa3ccb18a743098a3516b This source is a journal article found on JSTOR. It is from the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. This article has more of a formal writing style to it. Aims to explain journal evolution and the development of marketing. It was a very intriguing article. 3. https://www-jstor-org.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/stable/pdf/3150312.pdf?refreqid=search%3A4dd89209969fa3ccb18a743098a3516b This is also an academic source written by ...

This assignment is asking us to broaden our horizons by familiarizing ourselves with the writing style our intended field demands of us. We have a chance to interview someone more experienced in our field and analyze writings similar to our chosen field of study. There are many outcomes to this assignment as we will be familiarizing ourselves with different type of genres, learning more about the disciplines to our interests, and giving us practice on how to write to a specific audience.  Some questions I might have are how to get in contact with the right person to interview if we have not yet declared a major? Also where we can go if we need additional help?

This is for my Rhetoric class! Stay tuned. Rhetoric is the art of persuasion. It combines speaking and writing to influence/sway others opinions. It challenges one another to express their views and make an impact on one another.