Saturday, February 23, 2008

A Day Without A Mexican


Rhetoric is an epistemic art (creates knowledge) that forges a reality for an audience by a persuasive and informed rhetor, who wants to incite action or further discourse in order to alter perceptions of change.

Claim:
Film Productions depicting the Mexican/ Latino culture, specifically, “A Day without a Mexican,” is rhetorical.

Reason: Because the film seeks to persuade it’s viewers that…

1) People take for granted the work Latinos, legal or illegal, do in the economy.

2) The film depicts Latinos as housekeepers while at the same time showing them having jobs such as teachers, doctors, and executives that are a major part in shaping our economy.

3) The film narrows the positive and negative retrospect both cultures Latino/Anglos have in our economy.

Warrant: How Latino film productions change its viewers prospective in society.



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