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About davidbdale

My name honors my mother Beatrice (Bea) and my father Dale. I am the author of 299 Very Short Novels and several plays and the Artistic Director of Must See Theater company.

Visual Rhetoric Example

Posted on October 21, 2015 by davidbdale

A Recent Semester’s Static Visual A couple of semesters back, my Comp II students examined and analyzed a static graphic before they “graduated” to critiquing their Moving Visuals. Their reactions were various, eventually. For a while, they stumbled and couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Agenda: WED OCT 21, 2015

Posted on October 21, 2015 by davidbdale

Deadline Reset “The Opposite of a Black Sneaker” The Bush/Obama Morph A Model Definition (Category) Argument A Model Works Cited A07: Definition (Category) Argument

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E10: But Enough About You

Posted on October 21, 2015 by davidbdale

Exercise: Remove 2nd person language Money seems to have a big role in our society; you can’t do much or get far if you don’t have any. Money is valuable in different ways, even when you don’t see it physically. … Continue reading →

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A07: Definition (Category) Argument

Posted on October 21, 2015 by davidbdale

Definition (or Categorical) Argument Your first Short Argument, due at noon on TUE OCT 27, will make a definition or categorical argument essential to your Research Position Paper, which itself will be due before you know it. You’ll write three … Continue reading →

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Model Works Cited

Posted on October 21, 2015 by davidbdale

For your Definition (Category) Argument, your other Shorter Arguments, and of course your Research Paper will have to include a Works Cited. Please understand this is different from a Bibliography, which identifies every source you consulted in your research. The … Continue reading →

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The “Heightened Scrutiny” Example

Posted on October 21, 2015 by davidbdale

Before you begin to write your own, you’ll want to review the essential qualities of a good Definition Essay. 1. It’s an argument. I’ve told you before that all writing is argument, but now is always a good time to … Continue reading →

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The Opposite of a Black Sneaker

Posted on October 21, 2015 by davidbdale

In Favor of Outrageous Thinking The goal of all our arguments is not to join a black-or-white debate, but to create a color, or a set of fancy footwear, not the comfortable shoes that “go with everything,” but a pair … Continue reading →

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Agenda FRI OCT 16, 2015

Posted on October 16, 2015 by davidbdale

Advertising Failure Exercise

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Advertising Failure Exercise

Posted on October 16, 2015 by davidbdale

The story of Doctor Kim A. Adcock’s approach to solving a problem in the radiology department at Kaiser Permanente in Denver reads like script background for one of those “procedural” TV shows such as CSI. We know who died (far … Continue reading →

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Agenda WED OCT 14, 2015

Posted on October 14, 2015 by davidbdale

Starfish Reporting Sharing Excellence: Model White Paper, 1st Draft Counterintuitive Predictions Mammogram Team Learns from its Errors

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