Response to Tues Presentations

In response to Rebekah’s presentation, I must say I was impressed. I completely agree that almost everyone in the US and maybe the world is biased against mobile homes. I will say that I do not believe that I am, but that is only because I used to live in one. When I was younger, my parents didn’t have any money. It wasn’t because they were lazy or didn’t try; they just couldn’t make enough for us to afford a house payment. My dad worked two jobs, one in the afternoon and one at night and kept me in the mornings while my mom worked. We lived in a mobile home for many years and even moved it with us from North Carolina to Alabama. Now, my parents have a great deal more money but I have never forgotten my “trailer park” days.
For this reason, I was very impressed with Rebekah’s goals to attempt to change the stigma of the mobile home. She had a good deal of ethos due to her being an architechure major. She further increased this ethos by speaking with someone at the dealership. I also felt that she presented a great deal of pathos in her presentation. She used a lot of pictures and stereotypes that evoked laughter and emotion. I also thought that she had a great deal of logos tied up in her attempts to model a good mobile home. She pointed out the mobility of our society so why shouldn’t our houses be mobile as well. Her presentation was also epidictic in that she blamed the American people for creating the mobile home and the stereotypes that revolved around it.
I also thought that David made a lot of good points in his presentation on Bush. David showed how well Bush was able to relate to his audience through “Bushisms” and his ethos. He also pointed out the many uses of rhetoric by Bush in several different speeches. He found that Bush used a good deal of pathos and a little logos, but very little ethos. Bush often relies on the ethos of others or simply on his position as the president. I was impressed with both presentations and look forward to the others