Question

Collaborative Conversation—Contributing Relevant Information Before writing your response to the prompt below, you might participate in a collaborative conversation to gather ideas. During this conversation, practice the skill of contributing relevant information. Relevant information is directly related to the prompt and will help you better understand the text. Come prepared with at least one relevant piece of information to share with your group. RHETORICAL ANALYSIS: What specific goals does Lake-Thom hope to accomplish by writing to his son's teacher in an open letter, and how is the structure of his letter carefully designed to accomplish these goals? As part of your analysis, consider what Lake-Thom's main claim is, what evidence he uses to support the claim, and how he uses logical, ethical, and emotional appeals.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

This question is about "An Indian Father’s Plea"

1. its main objective is to ask teachers to respect the cultural heritage that their child has and that instead of encouraging their child to be the object of ridicule and cultural intolerance, teachers teach tolerance among children and shows that people from different cultures are not wrong and should not be devalued, but that all cultures and customs are beautiful and must be respected no matter the difference between them.

2. To support the re-claims he makes, he uses logical appeals showing how intolerance harms his son's formal education in the Western world, as everyone has left the child embarrassed and returned. He uses ethical appeals showing how rich and beautiful his culture is and which deserves respect, as it is based on efficient and not inferior concepts. He uses emotional appeals to show how devaluation has affected his son in a psychological way and how cruel it is to allow a child to feel so bad and sad about himself.