Thursday, February 03, 2005

My Research Aces!

... the library asignment is behind us...WELL...some of us, but hey! Whose counting. Now that you are all research aces according to Linda Goff, who told me that I have a "lively bunch." (?) Okay, Toulmin mode: Tommy died because he ate poisonous mushrooms.
Data? Well, because is your big clue: Evidence or facts or personal experience, whatever you support your claim with. It may not always say outright "because" for instance: After eating poisonous mushrooms, Kenny kicked the bucket. (The because is "implied" but plug it in and it works.) Therefore is your key claim "sign" and again if it isn't there, plug it in: He ate poisonous mushrooms (therefore) Kenny kicked the bucket. Now "since" works for warrants. If you think about it, you usually say "since" in the context of, "since we can agree that poison kills" or "since everyone knows poison is lethal" So--- "since" a sign of an implied agreement between MOST people or what we sometimes call "common sense." (The warrant can even be reduced to "Poison kills" or that symbol on medicine bottles and rat poison) TRY: (Since): everyone knows that failure to bundle up in extreme weather can kill (W)---(Therefore): Kenny died again (Claim) --- when (because): he walked down the block barefoot on December 23rd. BUT: The way we would really say it would be shorter, such as: Kenny died beacuse he was out in the cold barefoot. I thought everyone knew that exposure in icy temperatures can kill you! Kenny makes me think of South Park, do you guys watch that? A lot of people say there is much more goin on than just silliness in that cartoon, like deeper political stuff. Type up a comment about what you think of South Park (The Simpsons, Kind of the Hill, other adult cartoons) and how they challenge the "dumming-down" by the media we see in predictable sit-coms and reality television. Think about the different characters and their voices (sometimes celebrities) and arguments that could be made there. If you can, label your own data, claim and (probably implied) warrant but only AFTER you type a response. (Try rebuttal/"unless" and backing & qualifier if you want to be advanced Toulminators!) I will go first. Kenny is the character I find most provocative in South Park beacause he always dies. Everyone knows you can only die ONCE, so what are Matt and Trey trying to do, point out how nutty we media zombies are for believing that an "actor" really is dying in a show or movie, when we know (s)he is alive, well and starring in another show the next week? It's always so gory when he dies, too, with rats and blood and violence. Somehow seeing this in animation makes fun of the "reality" of simulated death in action films and tv cops shows like CSI. (now I will go back to label with colors) Orange=CLAIM, green=data/evidence, Purple is the WARRANT, pink =Backing (evidence for the Warrant) blue: Rebuttall (unless they are trying to make us think) and most and always, in italics, are the qualifiers. Your thoughts, fellow bloggers? Smiles--Sandra

5 comments:

Eva said...

So, I was once like many people who couldn't fathom watching a cartoon. Aren't I too old for that? But, after catching the Starvin' Marvin episode of South Park, I realized that those silly little kids had something big to say. If anyone has ever seen it, they make commentary about everything from President Bush to Jesus. The format seems unthreatening, but allows the viewer to hear opinions on serious issues through a comedic medium. South Park is refreshing after staring at CNN or listening to news radio to get information on current issues.

Sandra said...

Eva, what is a major claim you think the show made in that episode?

Martin Wood a.k.a. TY said...

In addition to death with Kenny, South Park has made humor out of many other controversial issues of today. From racism with Kyle to obesity with Cartman and homosexuality with Mr. Garrison, Matt and Trey aren’t afraid to poke fun at anything. I like the show because they say a lot of stuff that other shows won’t and because the voices and jokes are silly. Kenny is definitely a crucial part of every episode, but I think Cartman is the most provocative. This is because he knows he is fat and he is the craziest of the kids. Every episode Kenny just mutely follows his friends around and dies. I think that dying isn’t enough data to support the claim that Kenny is the most provocative.

Sandra said...

You guys are impressive, thanks for participating, I hope this helps with your assignments for today! Nobody wrote about Cartman's mom!

Quote for the day: "I like art, and I like books, but I don't like art books" (Lame, no?)
However, in French:J'aime l'art et j'aime des livres mais je n'aime pas des livres d'art Our focus for this week will be on why stupid lame sayings in our language sound so romantic and whimsical in French. By the way, "Whack" in French is: Battez.

Sandra said...

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