Jason Zheng's Rhetoric Blog

1. https://seekingalpha.com/ (academic) - This is a stock market site that lists major news along with articles listed by many stock brokers. It will be considered an academic source because the articles are written to describe theories about stocks in the future. It expands based on existing evidence. (Uses language for stock traders) 2. The age of sustainable development (Non-academic) - This book informs the public of the developments being made, and how it is influencing us as a planet. Meant for readers with no prior knowledge, so it's non-academic. 3. Business Insider (Non-academic) - This news source targets the business area for articles, however, it provides the information in a language that everyone can understand. It also doesn't expand existing knowledge in the field.

The Analytical Report assignment reminds me of my history day project on the Korean War. It is similar in the process how we interviewed a veteran directly from the war, except this time it will be a professional from the business field. Similar to my past thesis assignments from my English class, we are required to go deeper than just the "how" it works, but also on the "why" it works. Just like any professional paper, it is required that we format it in the correct way. For example: header, page numbers, title, and etc. Questions: 1. Will it be okay to choose a field of interest if we can't find anyone to interview from our specific field? 2. What is the difference between an academic vs non-academic writing? 3. Do the writings have to be from the person we interview?

Rhetoric was first used as a tool 2500 years ago in ancient Greece for shaping legal life, politics, and forms of communication. It is powerful in a way how it can create knowledge and define social groups. However, there are also critics saying that it focuses too much on the how things are being said and concerns less on the what is being said.

This is my first blog in Rhetoric.