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Rhetorical Analysis:

This podcasts genre is an interview because it interviews different people based on knowledge and experience. The podcast had interviews with doctors, professors, and people that experienced the idea of interpreting and learning a language when disabled. For this podcast the audience can be anybody that has an interest in learning about interpretation and learning of languages. The podcast is used to definitely inform readers of language and how the disabled use different techniques to learn the language. It informs by interviewing people with a lot of knowledge and experience on the topic. The podcast is very conversation like, which helps me as a listener be more engaged.

Questions:

1. Describe the science-based podcast as a genre (based on this example). What are its features? How does it function? How does research come into play? This podcast is a podcast that talks about language and how language is for disabled people or babies. The podcast has different stories and each story is unique because it talks about a different experience and also the psychology behind the use of the languages.  Alot of the podcast features interviews with people with experiences and professors. The research here would be from professors, experiments, and even experiences.
2. In what ways might a science-based podcast be said to be similar to an advertisement? This science based podcast could be similar to an advertisement because it can inform readers with real information and less persuasion. Some people are more lured with factual information which isn’t really obvious.
3. What is the function of facts in the show? What is the function of anecdotes? For each of the show’s three separate segments, which is more persuasive, fact or anecdote? Why? The function of facts on this show is to inform the readers of language for people with disabilities. The function of the anecdotes I would say is to also inform and to also provide a connection with the listener of the podcast. To me personally, i really liked the podcast of the women that had a stroke, because her anecdote made me feel and think about language the way she did with her descriptions. She mentioned how she forgot everything and she would have to see pictures to remember words. She was learning the language just the way baby learns a language.
4. How do audio-only elements (music, sound effects) enhance the way the information is presented? Be specific and provide examples. Is there any way in which the audio-only elements detract from the presentation of information (or from the stories being told)? If so, how? The sound effects enhance the information because it gives us an example of what exactly they are talking about. For instance when they were talking about going to a NYC club, and it just so crowded, you can hear all of the little conversations in the background. The sound effect made me feel like or helped me remember a time, where I was in a tight space with a lot of people.
5. If Project 3 required you to write a radio ad (or podcast ad) for improving literacy, rather than a print ad, how would you do it? How would you make a persuasive impact with that ad, knowing that you can’t use visual elements? Describe what the ad would consist of, what some of the language would be, how it would have an impact on its audience. I would try to use factual evidence stated from reliable sources and also i would try to get some personal experience on literacy from people so that i can connect with my podcast listeners and also persuade them on my ideas.
6. What are three things you learned from the show that you hadn’t known before? I didn’t know rats and even human babies didn’t know how to connect two things together to remember one thing. I also learned what a stroke really is and kind of how it feels to remember things after a stroke. I also learned the different ways that deaf people interpret language and the ways they communicate.
7. Write a brief paragraph describing your reaction to the show: Did you like it, dislike it, find it interesting, find it boring? Why? Provide a detailed response. For the most part I enjoyed the podcast. It really opened up my mind about language with disabled people, as well as learning many new things. For some of the stories I thought it was a little boring because I wasn’t able to connect with the story teller. One of the stories I really enjoyed was the lady with the stroke and how she interpreted language after the incident. The podcast did a good job overall of kind of teaching and informing the listeners about this topic.

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