1.
TCO 7. What do the white hoods of Ku Klux Clan members, flaming somebody in a chat room on the Internet, and looting by mobs have in common with respect to lessening inhibitions?
(Points : 10)
With respect to the elements of persuasion, write one or two paragraphs on EACH of the following two factors:
message content AND audiences
. Explicitly explain why and how these factors apply to the presidential case above.
Question 2.
The Black Student Union members protested to university administration, saying that Sigma Chi was being racially insensitive. A student protest emerged urging the banning of the fraternity. Individual African-American students were deeply disturbed by the noose imagery. The fraternity said it did not mean to offend anyone, and it was only a regular Halloween party. Hostility grew between student groups. The university administration suspended the fraternity, worried about its already tension-filled relations with the surrounding community and other manifestations of intolerance in the student body.
Analyze the facts of this scenario
critically
using the following approach:
a. explicitly use three (3) concepts from the textbook in your analysis;
b. identify and very briefly describe each concept you use and link it to specific evidence from the scenario;
c. within your group of three course concepts include
at least
one (1) concept from Chapters 8 (Group Influences) and
at least one
(1) concept from Chapter 9 (Prejudice: Disliking Others) in your analysis.
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1. TCO 7. What do the white hoods of Ku Klux Clan members, flam.docx
1. 1.
TCO 7. What do the white hoods of Ku Klux Clan members,
flaming somebody in a chat room on the Internet, and looting by
mobs have in common with respect to lessening inhibitions?
(Points : 10)
With respect to the elements of persuasion, write one or two
paragraphs on EACH of the following two factors:
message content AND audiences
. Explicitly explain why and how these factors apply to the
presidential case above.
Question 2.
The Black Student Union members protested to university
administration, saying that Sigma Chi was being racially
insensitive. A student protest emerged urging the banning of the
fraternity. Individual African-American students were deeply
disturbed by the noose imagery. The fraternity said it did not
2. mean to offend anyone, and it was only a regular Halloween
party. Hostility grew between student groups. The university
administration suspended the fraternity, worried about its
already tension-filled relations with the surrounding community
and other manifestations of intolerance in the student body.
Analyze the facts of this scenario
critically
using the following approach:
a. explicitly use three (3) concepts from the textbook in your
analysis;
b. identify and very briefly describe each concept you use and
link it to specific evidence from the scenario;
c. within your group of three course concepts include
at least
one (1) concept from Chapters 8 (Group Influences) and
at least one
(1) concept from Chapter 9 (Prejudice: Disliking Others) in
your analysis.
