I chose the TCU recreation center for my rhetorical analysis. The recreation center makes numerous arguments but the one I feel strongest about is it argues the amount of money TCU has and how it is used to make the school look better to the public eye. This better look is what sells the campus to on coming students.
They have two floors of expensive workout equipment with televisions attached to most of them. A school lacking in money would not have that big of a gym for students, nor would the equipment be that nice. As a student looking into college or even as a parent preparing to send a child off to school walking through the recreation center would send the message that TCU can afford nicer "extras". It also sends the message that TCU uses the money to make a better looking university. TCU needs a consistency when it comes to applicants each year. By using their money to keep places like the recreation center running it becomes easier to attract new students.
It is possible that people simply see the building as a recreation center and not necessarily relate the building to how much money TCU has or the picture they are portraying. The intended audience is for on coming TCU students as well as the current ones; however it may reach out to anyone that is involved with TCU on a regular basis because this particular topic is dealing with money. This is a very logos based argument because; if a school is private and gets more money their facilities are more likely going to be nicer. This fact of logic might end up changing my hypothesis as I begin studying the recreation center.
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Hey Rebecca-
I think your argument is very interesting and I am definitely interested in seeing how the whole paper turns out. I think it is a good argument but you would probably have to look at the outside donations from alumni as well because I know they contribute a lot of money as well. And maybe you could use that by saying that the education that TCU gives helps with the donations because many people become very successful after leaving TCU. Just a thought...
Have a good weekend!
I was originally thinking about doing the recreational center as my place but, at first i didn't really see the argument about money. It is so true that TCU invests large amounts of money into the building and i am sure as you spend more time you will probably realize that they didn't just spend money on the TVs for the appliances but by buying the most expense equipment as well. If i was still going to write about the Recreational Center i would have probably paid more attention to the fact that it is a place for people to come and get healthier but i really like your argument as well.
Hey! I definitely wouldn't have thought of that as the main focus of the recreation center but it is a very interesting claim. It might be helpful to note that students still have to pay an extra fee for the workout classes. I think you chose a good argument and will be able to find a lot of examples within the rec!
Hi Rebecca,
Excellent choice of a space. As you continue to observe the space, I urge you to look at specific details as the details are what give rhetorical analyses traction and provide support for for your claim (whatever it turns out to be). Just take some time in all areas of the Rec. center and see what's there and what's happening-- I think it'll render an interesting analysis!
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