Overview
Imagine that you have just been hired as Bret Michaels's public relations specialist. At Bret's last five concerts, someone has broken into his dressing room and stolen several of his personal items. The suspect, though not yet identified, is described as a woman in high heels and lipstick.
Bret's next tour stop is scheduled to be in Columbus, Ohio, but several community members are concerned about the crime that has been following Bret's tour. The Columbus city council wants to cancel the tour unless the unidentified woman is apprehended. Bret asks you, as his public relations specialist, to make an appeal to city council to persuade them to allow the tour to continue.
What advice would each theorist give you to say in your statement to the council?
Directions: Choose 5 of the following theorists. Explain what each theorist would suggest that you say in your statement. Give specific examples. Make explicit and specific references to each person’s theory to illustrate WHY you believe that theorist would give you that advice. Be sure to keep your answer focused on the rhetoric.
Choose 2 Ancient Theorists and 3 Contemporary Theorists to ask for advice. Clearly identify which theorists you choose.
ANCIENT: Choose 2
A. Gorgias
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
CONTEMPORARY: Choose 3
D. Kenneth Burke
E. Habermas
F. Weaver
G. Feminist Critique