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review of a classmate's technical writing revision

I choose to review Jenny Mockford's technical writing exercise. First off I would like to say she did a very good job of rewriting the paper. She condensed the information into a form that was easy to read and understand. She took out a lot of unneeded words and restructured the entire paper. It flows rather well and it really gets to the point. Each point is no longer than two lines and explains what has to be done step by step.

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Technical writing exercise

Creating Shared Drives under Windows 95 for Network Multi-users



To install a program on a network server for the purpose of allowing access to others, it is necessary to set up a shared drive. Please follow the steps listed below to correctly install the network application.

1.) Confirm the name of the server for the program.



2.) Users with a Windows Desktop need to select the Windows Explore icon.



3.) Once the Windows Explore screen has a appeared, look for the scroll arrow labeled Drive.



4.) Select a letter of the alphabet to represent the network application and insert into Drive box.



5.) Choose a path for your application in the scroll-down menu of the Path box.



6.) Confirm that the “Reconnect at Log-on” box is checked.



7.) Click OK to save this information.

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Rhetoric in letters

Rhetoric is all around us, especially in the letters we receive. I recently received some mail from a local bank trying to entice me to join. They tried to build on their ethos saying things such as: we have been part of the local community for over twenty-five years, we are your friends and neighbors, and we are a stable financial institution that’s backed by the federal government. They also used a fare amount of logos stating different account options and how they would increase your capital. It’s crazy to see how these companies are using rhetoric in their marketing campaign, but what is even more important is being able to detect this rhetoric in your daily life.

Tone

I receive spam email all the time. Usually they try to get you to buy their product or go to their website. The tone in almost all of these emails is urgent. They try to stress the benefits of the product to the reader. They use such words as life changing, wonder drug, sale and value. The tone in these emails is meant to entice and persuade the reader. A particular example would be a letter I received from a Canadian drug company. They use ethos and pathos to entice the reader. They build their credibility by showing doctors in white lab coats and they use an array of other tactics. They use pathos by saying this drug will change your life and showing testimonials from others. The tone is very pushy as well. Overall its very interesting to see the different messages conveyed in the tone.

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The Art of Language

What do Gorge Washington, Adolf Hitler, and Barack Obama have in common? Answer they all use rhetoric. Every day we are bombarded with rhetoric. It’s in the media, it spews from the lips of politicians, the heads of big business use it constantly, our parents use it, we use it and it is a part of our daily life. Rhetoric is a means of persuading an audience by appealing to their ethos (building credibility or moral value), pathos (emotional appeals), and logos (the use of reasoning). This use of language is incredibly powerful. It can instill meaning to the audience and if you can do that the possibilities are endless.