U214B - TMA - Second Semester 2022
U214B - TMA - Second Semester 2022
U214B TMA
Analytical skill
Relevance to topic
Command of the language
Organization of ideas into a
coherent essay
Referencing: in-text citations
and bibliography
Research ethics:
Acknowledging resources
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Question
Persuasion in English makes use of linguistic and paralinguistic strategies to appeal to ethos or logos
or pathos of the audience. Compare and analyse the persuasive strategies used in the two extracts
below showing evidence of why you would categorize the identified strategies as influencing the
hearts or minds of the audience, that is belonging to pathos, logos or ethos.
Extract 1 - Brutus in Shakespeare: Julius Caesar: Act 3 Scene 2
“As Caesar loved me, I weep for him. As he was fortunate, I rejoice at it. As he was valiant, I honor him.
But, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love, joy for his fortune, honor for his valor,
and death for his ambition”.
Extract 2 – Marc Antony in Shakespeare: Julius Caesar: Act 3 Scene 2
“You all did love him once, not without cause. He was my friend, faithful and just to me. Bear with
me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.”
Areas of Discussion
Areas of discussing the TMA’s topic are related to U214B Course Book 2 and specifically Unit 6.
Important Guidelines
Discussing the TMA’s subject matter has to draw on the following ideas:
1. Rhetorical styles and strategies (5 pts)
2. Contrasting persuasive strategies (5pts)
3. Correct language analysis of evidence in the two extracts and comparison of the effectiveness
of each (5 pts)
4. Appropriate conclusion giving reasons on the success of the adopted strategy in convincing
audience (5pts)
N.B. Students need to read in depth Unit 6 and think about the TMA questions as they read. Students
need to take notes from Unit 6 and DVD 2, Clip 13.2 and Clip 13.3.
When writing, students need to pay attention to structure, layout and correct language and use
appropriate referencing and citation.
Recommended Bibliography
• Gass, Robert H. Seiter, John S. (2010). Persuasion, social influence, and compliance gaining (4th ed.).
Boston: Allyn & Bacon. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-205-69818-9.
• Higgins, Colin; Walker, Robyn (2012). "Ethos, logos, pathos: Strategies of persuasion in
social/environmental reports". doi:10.1016/j.accfor.2012.02.003. S2CID 144894570.
• Perloff, Richard M. (2010). The Dynamics of Persuasion: Communication and Attitudes in the 21st
Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-80567-4.
• Toye, Richard (28 March 2013). Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-
965136-8.
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Using e-Library
▪ You can include information from the course book but it is highly recommended to use
external sources from the e-library.
▪ You are requested to visit the e-library on campus and use it to carry out your TMAs
properly.
▪ You are also requested to show your tutor that you used the e-library to complete your
TMA. But avoid submitting a copy/paste paper, it is a plagiarized work, which is strictly
banned and firmly penalized by AOU.
Guidelines on Plagiarism
If you submit an assignment that contains work other than yours without acknowledging the
sources, you are committing plagiarism. This might occur when:
● Using a sentence or phrase that you have come across
● Copying word-for-word directly from a text
● Paraphrasing the words from the text very closely
● Using text downloaded from the Internet
● Borrowing statistics or assembled fact from another person or source
● Copying or downloading figures, photographs, pictures or diagrams without
acknowledging your sources
● Copying from the notes or essays of a fellow student