Becoming a Great Essayist Season 1 Episode 8 When an Essayist's Feelings Face Facts
- TV-PG
- November 1, 2016
- 30 min
To help keep your essays from becoming overly sentimental, Professor Cognard-Black discusses pitfalls for writers to avoid. You€™ll be introduced to three examples of what rhetorical theorists call logical fallacies and then take on the challenge of an assignment that brings together emotional appeals with rational ones to achieve credibility, empathy, and candor.