Comparative Rhetorical Prcis: Debates and Hearings for MWA 2…

For this assignment, I am asking you to:

1. watch one of the following debates/hearings below to write about for your second essay
2. take time stamped notes on your chosen debate/hearing in MLA formatting (header, page numbers, title, 12pt TNR double spaced)
3. create a comparative rhetorical prcis for the debate hearing

These are rather long debates/hearings. If you’re choosing one of the 4 hour debates/hearings and plan on tapping out before it ends, I’m telling you to watch at least an hour and a half + the end of the debate/hearing you chose.

Here are the debates/hearings you may choose from:

• note that this debate features Mamdani, Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa, but you are only be asked to analyze current Mayor Mamdani & former Mayor Cuomos argumentation/performancesnot Sliwa]
• Bondi & Committee supporters vs. Epstein survivors & Committee opponents
  note that this hearing was set to focus on the Epstein Files and Bondis handling of the Epstein situation
• The Palestinian Debate: v.
  note that this debate between these two former co-hosts was set to focus on Palestine
  (in the case that you cant hear a speaker at a given point, I have provided you with both streams – the Piker stream allows for better audio of both sides, but the Klein stream has the full debate)

Here is the outline for the comparative rhetorical prcis

In the [title of debate, hearing, or texts], A argues that A while B argues that B. A supports their argument through [2 strategies] while B supports their argument through [2 fallacies]. While [identification of appeals for strategies of each party], A is [value statement – who is more successful] in their argumentation as As argument is based in A while B bases their argumentation on B.

Here is a comparative rhetorical prcis based on the silly video ” if you need an example:

In the video Wow, Everyones Flirting with Me, Marovitch argues that everyone wants her while The Boys argue the opposite. Marovitch supports her argument through false equivalency & slippery slope conclusions while The Boys support their argument through the use of direct statements and physical avoidance. While Marovitch attempts to appeal to her audiences pathos, The Boys attempt to appeal to their audiences ethos. Marovitch is less successful in her argumentation as her argument is based in delusion and lack of proof, while The Boys base their argumentation on personal experience with Marovitch in their storied history of friendship.

If you can’t remember rhetorical fallacies, take a look at the list here: