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Social Semiotics

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 Social Semiotics Provide your own introduction to the methodology. What is it? Who discovered it? Why is it important?      Social Semiotics is a process of placing meaning and purpose, exploring the " resources that people develop to make meaning of, in and with the world around them. It examines the mechanisms through which material formations are made to mean."(Bezemer, 2009)  . Studying different formatting of media, specifically non-verbal formatting like photography and deciphering how each element impacts a viewer. Social semiotics was first introduced conceptually by British linguist, Michael Halliday. Social semiotics are important because it analyzes how elements of (things like) images provide different symbolism depending on different factors that apply to the viewer. Social semiotics is connected to visual rhetoric which is "the use of images...to make an argument or persuade us to act..." (Crusius, 2016) What are some of the rules associated with ...
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Social Media

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 Social Media 1. " How has the online landscape transformed the dynamics of public opinion formation and communication strategies? "     I believe social media has had both positive and negative impacts on human connection and general communication. As for opinion formation and communication strategies I believe there have been more negative impacts. I have a few reasons why I say this...     1- Algorithm: As the internet watches your every move, it is going to recommend targeted posts, videos, ads, and more. This leads any social media user to be in their own world surrounded by like-minded people. Though this may sound ideal, this leads individuals to become for extreme in their beliefs, and even develop negative feelings towards others who do not think the same. A sort of hive mind, or tribe mentality.     2- Misinformation: Whatever sounds more interesting, will gain more engagement from social media users. In some cases this means spreading misinf...
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Fallacies

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 Fallacies      For this weeks blog I looked at three different articles on The New York Times. Under the section "Opinion" I chose an opinion piece, an editorial, and a guest essay. When analyzing these articles I used the analysis format provided in this weeks readings the "Toulmin Method." Specifically keeping my "focus to the logic of the argument, showing its strengths and weaknesses." (Crusius) 1.) "The Really Unfair Thing About the Met Gala" - Binyamin Appelbaum ( LINK ) - Opinion     Though not much seemed entirely fallacious about this article there were a few statements made that seemed to be there to encourage engagement to continue reading. The fallacies used included:     Ad Hominem: "But it’s a safe bet that most guests at the Met Gala itemize their deductions." (Appelbaum) This is an ad hominem because it is making a broad statement on all Met Gala attendees, making the assuming that none of them donate to charities that...
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Online Arguments

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 Online Arguments      First a quote from this weeks sources, "one survey reported that Americans fear speaking before a group more than they fear snakes, heights, disease, or even death." ( Campbell ) I mention this quote because I think its interesting how as soon as direct face-to-face contact with other people is removed from a conversation, everyone is as bold as the voice in their head. In this case, online arguments, you could never see these arguments playing out in real life in any context. Some individuals anxiety seems to be removed entirely, even to too far of an extent.       Online arguments are common, most people find an environment they feel safe in on the internet, surrounded by people who share identical ideals, so they feel free to express their opinion. Then that one random person wanders in, and not only disagrees with the others, but believes the other is completely wrong and they themselves are completely correct. Its a vic...
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Online Communication in Business

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 Oso Honey Farm From this weeks sources:       A simple definition of rhetoric could be described as "carefully thought-out messages...to influence a particular group of people." ( Campbell K .) This week, looking at different companies we can dissect what tactics they are using to sell their products and services. I decided to chose my favorite farm, Oso Honey Farm, who has a well-rounded marketing strategy and is a well-rounded online communicator and marketer. LINKS:  INSTA  -  WEBSITE 1. " Does the company do a good job communicating on its website and social media platforms? "     Yes! Oso Honey Farms markets their company wonderfully. Oso Honey Farms posts on Instagram what looks to be on a weekly basis, up to two posts per week, updating the community on products and different events they are hosting. They also post on their story daily, sharing other posts from within the community and pushing people to check their Instagram post...
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Podcasts

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 PODCASTS     For my audio only podcast, I chose the podcast "Straight A Nursing" the episode "#308: The Journey to Becoming a Travel Nurse." If you are interested in listening, the podcast can be listened to on Spotify.  LINK 1.) " Which podcast did you choose to listen to and why?"     I chose to listen to the podcast "Straight A Nursing," because I am interested in the path of nursing and possibly moving into medicine. Travel nursing has been something I have been seriously looking into recently. I looked up "travel nursing" in the Spotify search bar and this was the first thing to pop-up, so I thought it was perfect. At only 33 minutes long, I thought this was a nice podcast length for this assignment, and for the subject.  2.) "How did the host's delivery (pitch, pauses, rate of speaking, and volume) impact the overall effectiveness of the podcast?"     The speaker had a level tone that was easy to understand, deliver...
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Prensky's Research and Kirschner's Research

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Prensky's Research and Kirschner's Research Prensky: "According to Prensky, what category do you fall into (digital immigrant or digital native), and how has this affected your learning?"     I most definitely am an "Digital Native." By Prensky's definition, digital natives "have spent their entire lives surrounded by and using computers, video games, digital music players, video cams, cell phones, and all the other toys and tools of the digital age."(Prensky) I grew up with every single type of tech and media humanly possible (as of 2025 of course, who knows what's next...). This included things like Nintendo gaming systems, TVs, iPods (now considered ancient), iPads, iPhones, practically every single piece of apple product imaginable, and probably more.      My experience in kindergarten to 5th grade were not as influenced by technology, I really had no access to technology except for taking reading quizzes. My experience from K-8th was a...
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