Hopefully this will get you thinking a bit about the Collaborative Proposal Project…
Think of a person you feel is an effective rhetorician (this can be anyone – someone famous, someone you know, etc) and discuss the following. 1) Who is she/he? What methods do they use (where do you encounter her/his rhetoric)? In what forum do they use rhetorical appeals (the classroom, the football field, church, etc)? 2) Why are they effective? 3) How has his/her/their contribution as a rhetorician actually influenced or affected your life? What can you deduce about their methods? Remember, you are obviously a “member” of this already persuaded audience – were you always? 4) How might knowledge of this person and her/his methods help you produce an effective collaborative proposal that actually incites people to change?
