Assignment for Monday, December 21

Either read in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four or work on your exploratory essay. Also, come to class prepared to discuss the following questions in relation to the Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour. Consider, too, how the film's visual strategies contribute to its rhetorical agenda. 

 

Who is the audience for this film? 

What kinds of rhetorical appeals do the filmmakers employ? 

What is the film's argument? Is that argument persuasive? 

What kinds of evidence are provided to support that argument? 

Are any counterarguments presented? If so, what are they?