Quesitions for Discussion
1. Okay so first off Jay Gould questions how scientists think by constantly showing how their theories & assumptions are all wrong even though they are scientists. And when he states the fact on how if you have a  smaller brain it  automatically makes you dumb, is absoultely terribly reasearched, its totally unbelieveable.   
Questions on Rhetoric and Style
3.  As his “connecting paragraph”  Gould [...]

I thought it was absolutley amazing how close Denby was with the looks and actions of the popular girls in the school. He was so right all the way dwn to the bossy blonde who everyoe considers goddess/queen bee & she is one of the meanest girls in the school & no matter how mean she was the meaner she got the [...]

1* Yes it confronts that issue and yet it also talks about local banks, airports and any place where public tv may be.
2* She thinks that it is a great device but should be used properly and not just to see peoples reactions. It is possible that it would help the public relate to their [...]

1* Trubey assumes that 98% of his audience owns a tv.
2* Because it is tv turnoff week the audience has to find good reasons not to watch tv so they are more likely to consider each of Trubey’s arguments a little more carefully.
3* Trubey’s question, “Do we know what we are up against,” gives his [...]

By giving the readers a form of popular culture their used to, it gives them a chance to relate to the argument. It gives a clearer view of what he is talking about.
They give the reader a better understanding for an unfamiliar topic, but the charts cannot stand alone. They need the explanation to back [...]