Directions: Watch the video below, and answer the questions.
- Who is the target audience for this eulogy (think about the target audience for any eulogy, but, also, who Angelou identifies as her audience)?
- What is the Occasion/Situation? Think about what makes this situation different from any other speech honoring someone.
- What is the purpose of this eulogy (regard all the different ways that Angelou talks about King; how do the different approaches she takes reveal the multiple aspects of King's life and mission?)?
- What are some of the rhetorical appeals in this eulogy, and why are they necessary? (Think about how she connects to the audience emotionally and logically. What is her credibility, beyond the fact that she is Maya Angelou?)
- Do you see any logical fallacies? If so, what are they?
Initial blog post due before class on March 13th. Try to keep your post as succinct as possible.
Reply to classmate: Find a classmate who does not already have a response, and note one aspect of the response that you feel was particularly effective in its identification of either Audience, Occasion, Purpose or Rhetorical Appeal. Tell your classmate why and how his/her approach to that aspect was effective (what appeals does s/he use for his/her audience: you?)
Reply due before class on March 18th. Be clear, detailed and succinct in your reply.
The target audience for this eulogy is women, men, every kind of race, political leaders, gay people, or straight people. The eulogy is special because Coretta Scott King made a difference in the world and this eulogy honors her accomplishments and what she did to help others. The purpose of this eulogy is not only to give honor to what Coretta Scott King has done, but to also encourage others to do the same. Don’t let this be another mark in the history, but you can change the world if you decide to try. There is a lot of pathos because it is a eulogy and Maya Angelou is speaking about her dear friend. One example of pathos I loved was when she said her and Coretta Scott King were talking one night and kept saying,”girrrrl” and that they called themselves chosen sisters. I laughed along with the audience when she said that. Another part is when she sings everyone in the audience gets louder and cheers and she makes them feel the spirit. Ethos comes into play when Maya Angelou talks about her friendship with Coretta. It shows that she truly knew Coretta because they were friends so the audience knows that what Angelou is saying is real and true. The appeals are necessary because it gives meaning to the eulogy, its not just a speech but has meaning to it because Angelou wants us to remember Coretta Scott King.
ReplyDeleteBritani, I agree with your assessment. Everything you have pointed out is relevant to the topic. But for question 2, you say the eulogy is special b/c CSK made a difference in the world and the eulogy honors her accomplishments. Yes, there is truth to that statement but by your explanation it suggests b/c CSK was who she was, anyone could have given that eulogy and made it special.
DeleteYou didnt remark on any logical fallacies. I only noticed 1, a sweeping generalization: Gurrl...it's a black woman thang.
The target audience the eulogy was obviously King’s family along with Maya Angelou’s family and “all the other families” around the world who were there or wanted to be there. Essentially, the audience was for all individuals around the globe who knew and loved King. The occasion is King’s funeral where masses were gathered to celebrate the life of the “First Lady of Civil Rights”. Angelou’s purpose in performing the eulogy was to honor King as a sister, friend, and activist. Angelou takes many different approaches to show the audience the many facets of King. These approaches show King as more than the “First Lady of Civil Rights”. King is remembered by Angelou as a “chosen sister”, a loving member of the church, a lifetime friend, and a nonviolent, peace seeking activist. Angelou uses different appeals in this eulogy to better remember her friend and honor her memory to the audience. Angelou uses pathos when she is describing conversations with King where they frequently called one another “girrrl”, and when she recalls phrases King had said in the past regarding peace, and when she sings. Angelou builds credibility through ethos by explaining her friendship with King throughout the eulogy.
ReplyDelete1. Maya Angelou identifies her audience as King's family, her very own family and everyone who wanted to be there but couldn't be, her target audience were the people who were encouraged and inspired by Mrs Coretta Scott King.
ReplyDelete2. The occasion for this eulogy was the funeral for Mrs. Coretta Scott King, what makes it different from any other speech honoring someone is that it came from another strong figure from the Civil Rights Movement and she shares some of their personal experiences.
3. The purpose of the eulogy is to give honor to Mrs. Coretta Scott King and recognize her for all her achievements she accomplished and the dedication she put in behind the scenes for peace and justice for everyone.
4. Some of the rhetorical appeals Angelou uses are Pathos and Ethos. She uses Pathos so that the audience can feel the warmth and endearment of their friendship. Angelou expresses how her and King would exchange calls, send cards or flowers, or meet up in different countries to embrace the death of MLK and celebrate the birthday of herself for last past 30 years. She utilizes Ethos to establish what kind of friendship they had by stating, that the jokes those two shared was just for them not "Mixed Company".
5. I seen that Angelou used one logical fallacies by stating saying, "Girrrl" was a Black women's thing. Being that I am a black women it is somewhat true but, this is logical fallacies that we call sweeping generalizations, which is stereotyping.
I agree with the rhetorical appeals that you pointed out that Angelou had used but I thought she also pointed out Logos as well. I never thought those were examples as being ethos and pathos so you gave me more insight into the eulogy as far as those are concerned.
Delete1. Maya Angelou's audience is Martin Luther King's family and her family but her core audience is others who are inspired by Mrs. King.
ReplyDelete2. The eulogy is Mrs. King's funeral and trying to understand the difference from a speech that honors others that came from a very strong person back in the Civil Rights Movement and confirms them with evidence from personal experiences.
3. The purpose of this eulogy is to honor Mrs. King and her achievements that she had achieved.
4. Angelou uses mostly Ethos and Pathos. The pathos is for the audience to connect with the story and how strong the friendship is. She uses examples to express how strong the friendship really was. The ethos is to see what kind of friendship it was. Giving Angelou the credibility of the friend she thought she was or is.
5. Maya Angelou says very common slangs that many women of color use. Such as, "girrrrl" to express the stereotype that many women of color use. Which is also called, "sweeping generalizations" which concludes to be a logical fallacies.
1. Maya Angelou’s audience, in a eulogy standpoint, consist of family, friends and loved ones close to Corretta King. She is also speaking to all people. Including “presidents, senators and great company leaders.”
ReplyDelete2. Maya and Corretta seemed to be very close like sisters. The occasion played though very emotionally as Maya was quoting past times with Corretta. Saying, “for 30 years they sent letters back and forth.” Being a civil rights icon herself, Maya Angelou’s credibility sought through very well.
3. The purpose of this eulogy is not only remembering someone that was an amazing person in life, also honoring to give a last word to possibly touch that one last person. What better person than Maya Angelou herself to give such strong words.
4. She uses a lot of rhetorical appeals to keep the audience engaged. Using life events from Corretta King and hers life has an emotional connection, saying they “visited and sat into the late evening hours.” Also keeping the audience in laughter helps to open up vulnerability in such a sad event, as she explained the stereotypical “black women thing.”
5. A non sequitur that I noticed was just over 3 minutes in, with a random quote: “Martin Luther King’s assassination fell on my birthday.” It didn’t make sense to have that in with the comments following.
Your identification of the audience is spot on. By using Corretta's own words to identify who she was speaking to, you were able to use evidence to establish credibility for yourself. Also, your identification of non sequitur is very interesting, I wouldn't have though of that.
Delete1. Maya Angelou identifies her audience as King’s family, the Angelou family and all the families that were and weren’t there that wanted to be there. Maya identifies her target audience as the people that were inspired and influenced by Coretta King.
ReplyDelete2. The occasion for this eulogy is for the funeral of Mrs. Coretta King. What makes this situation different from any speech honoring someone is that is it being given by another strong figure of the Civil Rights Movement along with their shared personal experience.
3. The purpose of this eulogy is to honor Coretta King as a friend and an activist, and her pursuit for peace and justice for everyone.
4. Most of the rhetorical appeals used in this eulogy are would have to be Pathos and Ethos. Pathos was used to show the audience how close and strong the relationship between Angelou and King was. Ethos was used to explain what kind of relationship they shared.
5. Angelou used a logical fallacy when she expressed how the use of the word “girrrl” was a saying that many women of color tend to use. This is a sweeping generalization .
I agree with how you explained the occasion Alfonso. This eulogy is extremely different due to another "strong figure of the civil rights movement." You described a great rational appeal with simplicity and a direct point.
Delete1. Maya Angelou's target audience are usually women of color but for this occasion, her audience is a mix of women and men of all colors in the capacity of mentors and leaders: parents, teachers, presidents, senators,preachers, principalities....and of course family,friends & colleagues of Coretta Scott King.
ReplyDelete2.The occasion would be Coretta Scott King's wake; a compelling eulogy given in memorial to CSK's purposeful life, the difference is Maya made sure to remind the audience of the causes CSK stood for and fought against b/c peace and justice are still aloof in many places
3.The purpose of the Eulogy is to remind and inspire the audience to take non violent action against prejudices and injustice. Coretta fought the same battles for human rightsi/civil rights as her husband so when Maya speaks to Coretta's mission, we are reminded of MLK's mission and legacy.
4. The entire eulogy was full of rhetorical appeals; mostly pathos and logos. Pathos when Angelou speaks of who CSK cared for and what she cared about. Logos when Angelou said peace, justice, kindness, fair play should belong to all people everywhere all the time. That is the reason SCK cared and the cause she fought for.
5. I identified 1 sweeping generalization: "Gurl...it's a black woman thang"
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LB I liked your perspective on how she tied in her rhetorical appeals. I didn't hear any logos during the video but once I heard your explanation for Logos, that changed my mind and gave me a different view. Thanks!
Delete1.The target audience for this eulogy is people in general. She even says that it wasn't just for women or men, gay or straight. Mainly towards Coretta King's family and friends but no one is excluded.
ReplyDelete2. The occasion is Coretta King's funeral.This eulogy is different because it doesn't just honor King's accomplishments in life and it doesn't just honor the fact that she was a dear friend. It honors every aspect of her life from more than one angle.
3. The purpose of this eulogy is to honor Coretta King for all her achievements. Also for being a good friend and to try to reach out to others.
4. She uses a lot of pathos and ethos. Her use of words and how she presents them deals with a lot of emotion on a personal level. Her credibility besides being who she is, is that she knew Coretta King personally and can speak first hand on who she was what she did and what she was like.
5. Sweeping generalization - " girlll, it's a black girl thing. Not ALL african american woman use that term.
1. The targeted audience for the eulogy was for people in general, she did not mention a specific group.
ReplyDelete2. The occasion for this eulogy/speech is the funeral of Coretta King. What makes it different than other speeches given to honor someone or their accomplishments is that it was given by another strong figure.
3. The purpose of the eulogy was to give recognition to Mrs. Coretta Scott King and all of her hard work, dedication, and accomplishments in order for everyone to be at peace.
4.The eulogy contained pathos and ethos. Her word structure and tone deals with a lot of emotion and personal feelings. She spoke first hand about a close friend of hers and all of her accomplishments.
5. Angelou used the term "guuuuurl" as an example of how people of other races stereotype, stating that "it's a black girl thing"
1.) The target audience in was just the people in general, she really didn't direct the eulogy at anyone specific.
ReplyDelete2.) the occasion for the eulogy is Coretta King's funeral. The difference distinguishing it from any other eulogy is that this was given by a strong women figure from history and a very dear friend of Coretta
3.) Now the purpose of the eulogy like any other was to give recognition to Ms. Coretta King for all her accomplishments and work throughout her life.
4.) This eulogy contains pathos and ethos with a little logos thrown in. Her speech gave a structure that sounded as pathos and ethos and logos with spread out with every detail she gave.
5.) Maya Angelou used the giirrrll as an example of how it was a race stereotype saying that was "it's a black girl thing"