Populist Platform:
Make sure everyone in your group understands the
document. Answer the following:
1. We learn from Herrick that rhetoric “is a response and
invites a response.” What situation(s)
are the Populists responding to?
2. Discuss the ideology contained in the Populist
Platform. What is the main message (thesis)?
3. What are the best points that the Populists make? How do they use rhetoric effectively?
4. What connections can you make to the current political
dialogue that you hear?
5. Have any of these Populist demands been met since this
time period?
6. What questions does your group have?
“Wealth”
Make sure everyone in your group understands the
document. Answer the following:
1. What situation
is Andrew Carnegie responding to?
2. Discuss the ideology contained in Carnegie’s rhetoric. What is the main message?
3. What are the best points that he makes? How does he use rhetoric effectively?
4. What connections can you make to the current political
dialogue?
5. Who do you think is Carnegie’s “imagined audience”?
6. What questions does your group have?
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