3 Defintions

Within my article, there are three particular words that stuck out to me. One of the words in my article is neoprene. Neoprene is a type of rubber that is made in order for wet suits to be created. Without neoprene, surfing wet suits would not be made. Another word is polyurethane. Polyurethane is a chemical in the foam of the surf board that is produced. Polyurethane is full of carnocingens which is why the green foam boards are being made. The last word is prototype. A prototype is the original or first model of a version which in this case is obviously the surfboard.

Definition

There are two different types of definition. Two types of definition are formal and informal. These types of definition both differ in their behaviorism. By using definition, we can compare and contrast the main topic and argument being discussed. Determining the classification and division of the topic or argument being discussed can be defined. From the article we have, we can make it from a global subject to a more local subject. We can even take a local subject to a local subject. The purpose of a argumentative essay is to act as if you're trying to change someone's opinion. The article I chose from New York Times has to do with sustainable surfing. This article is more a global subject getting brought down to a local subject because it takes place in San Clemente, California. The purpose of sustainable surfing is to create and the foam of a surfboard out of recycled products from other used surfboards. They even create recycled wetsuits creating a more sustainable surfing lifestyle.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/sustainable-surfing-rides-the-waves/?_r=0

Rhetorical Terms

The use of rhetorical terms is very important when writing a paper. Rhetorical terms helps the reader and audience the comprehend what is being said in your paper through different perspectives and point of views. Some of the rhetorical terms that are used in a writing process include compare and contrast, visual, and descriptive rhetoric. By using compare and contrast, the audience will be able to differentiate the similarities and differences between the subjects in which the writer will discuss. Using visual rhetoric, the audience will be able to view the message of the image in many ways. Ways including ethos, pathos, and logos. By using descriptive rhetoric, readers can use the details being described to form an image in their head. Some other rhetorical terms can include visual structure. Visual structure can be displayed by metaphors that are displayed through caption. Openness can help the reader by observing images that diverge the thoughts of an individual. Using basis of comparison can help the audience identify and focus on the primary concepts of the subjects being compared and contrasted. Verbal anchoring is when pictorial elements are produced more or less. Eye tracking is used in a more cognitive sense of identifying visual structure and meaning.

Compare and Contrast about Compare and Contrast

I will be comparing by blog to Hailey Schvaneveldt's and our posts regarding compare and contrast. Both blogs are similar to each others in the way that we are both talking about the effects of compare and contrast.. The blogs are relative to each other in ways in which we talk about the different styles of writing an essay in compare and contrast format. However, I talked more about the basis of comparison , while Hailey brought up the venn diagram. My blog talked about using different words and phrases that mean the same thing as compare and contrast but are different so that when we talk about it in an essay it wont sound so repetitive. Hailey talked about compare and contrast in a more general sense which I also liked.

Hailey's blog has some pretty great ideas which I needed. Go check it out!
http://haileyschvaneveldt.blogspot.com/

Compare and Contrast

Today we learned more about the importance of compare and contrast. We watched two different videos of the itsy bitsy spider song to give us a better example of what it is. Using this specific tool of compare and contrast can help shape a paper to becoming an even better one. Within compare and contrast, there is a basis of comparison. The basis of comparison is what connects and ties together the two subjects in what they are similar in. A good example of basis of comparison in the itsy bitsy spider is that b=the two songs being compared have the same lyrics.

These tools can be used to help shape a paper. One of the best examples of compare and contrast would be the use of analogies. By using these tools, decisions will be much more easy to make. Using keywords such as " relative merits of two candidates, advantages/ disadvantages, or rather" will decrease the repetition of compare and contrast in a sentence. We can format our compare and contrast essay into two different types of essay structures. Side by side essay and subject by subject essay. They both are set up in the basic format that includes intro, body, and conclusion. Side by side gives the similarities and differences of the subject one after another. Subject by subject talks about the comparisons and differences by subject.