CM220 Unit 2 Discussion Post
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In this course, you will be using the tools of intercultural rhetoric to identify a problem in your community that
needs solving and propose a way to address that problem. This unit’s discussion is meant to prepare you for
that process by exploring how others have engaged in this process. For example, Steven Johnson’s TED Talk
“
Where Good Ideas Come From
” explores how people can generate ideas through conversations with others.
After reviewing
Steven Johnson’s TED Talk
and this week’s reading “The Rhetoric of Community
Engagement,” tell the class what stood out to you as the most important elements of ethical
communication and collaborating with others to generate ideas. Be sure to discuss both Johnson’s talk
and Linda Flower’s concept of intercultural rhetoric.
Then, find a persuasive TED Talk and tell the class about it. Be sure to provide the link to the TED Talk
that you watched and key identifying details like the author, title, and main argument of the speaker.
Explain why you selected this persuasive TED Talk and how it illustrated effective persuasive
communication. How did the TED speaker that you watched convince the audience of their position?
Use this
brainstorming guide
to brainstorm ideas and prepare your response.
Wrap up your post with an open-ended question for your classmates to respond to when they reply to
your post.
REFERENCE THE READING:
Refer to and credit the unit reading concepts to help validate your ideas and give you practice with using and
crediting source information. When you refer to concepts from the unit’s reading, be sure to use a signal phrase
like “According to . . . [name of reading].” If you are directly quoting the reading or another source, be sure to
use quotation marks and cite the source using proper APA in-text citations and full references. See the Purdue
Global Writing Center's
Using Sources
for resources on APA citation formatting.
Throughout history, collaboration amongst individuals has resulted in the creation and
innovation of life-changing ideas. When considering a problem, a wide variety of viewpoints
improves the number and possibly the quality of the solutions presented. When reviewing the
unit’s resources, the
Linda Flower’s concept of intercultural rhetoric (2008) primarily focuses on the
inclusion of the various parts of each community and Steven Johnson’s TED Talk (2010) discusses the
creation of ideas that results from different groups of people working together to solve a problem. I saw
the key aspect of intercultural rhetoric to be the involvement of the varying stakeholders in the
conversation. Personally, I believe that involving the people who are directly affected by the problem in
the discussion is vital to achieving a lasting solution. In his TED Talk, Johnson (2010) used the example of
the coffee house to represent a place in which people from various backgrounds can allow their own
situated knowledge to mix with others to find new solutions. The key aspect is that new ideas often
come to fruition when different people combine their own thoughts with the thoughts of others to
create something new.
Author: Angela Lee Duckworth
Title: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Argument: Grit is a significant marker for long-term success.
https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance#t-
355765
I have always valued the trait of perseverance, so I was curious what Mrs. Duckworth had to
say on the subject. Angela does an excellent job of persuading her audience by supporting
her claims. She supports her claim by discussing some of the research that her team
conducted. She addresses potential counterpoints that might be presented by mentioning
that those counterpoints were observed as factors during their research. This subject is
personal for me because I am a firm believer that no one is limited to their natural gifts. With
hard work and effort, any failure can lead to a success.
Do you think that perseverance is more valuable than talent?
References:
Duckworth, A. L. (2013, April). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance [Video]. TED Talks.
https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance#t-
355765
Flower, L. (2008). Community Literacy and the Rhetoric of Public Engagement. Southern Illinois
University Press.
Johnson, S. (2010, September 21). Where good ideas come from [Video]. TED
Talks.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_come_from?
referrer=playlist-where_do_ideas_come_from
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