Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Leading to War

Reading Quiz:
1. Explain the ideological bias of the article and (Honors) The Project for the New American Century.
2. Explain the foreign policy advocated for in the reading(s)

Discuss quiz answers and:
3.  What are the advantages of this viewpoint?
4.  What good points are made?


The Bush Doctrine


Media Excerpts from the Bush administration (Leading to War)
1.  Analyze carefully the rhetoric of Bush and his defense staff.  Jot down observations about the rhetoric:  note effective use of the 4A’s, logical argument, Aristotelian appeals, fallacies.
2. How is their rhetoric convincing?
3. What points can be made against their rhetoric?




Homework:  
1.  5 Fallacies
2.  Finish Q's 2&3
3.  Honors:  adapted Zinn, Chapter 25




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