Pre-writing for Rhetorical Paper...

1. What connects your sources?
a. They all revolve around the on-going story of Michael Phelps smoking out of a pipe that was released by a British Newspaper. Some give detailed information about the swimmer and what his family is going through. Others are blogs where people give their personal views on the situation and how it should/should not affect him in positive/negative ways. The blog is a fan based site, so it gives information from his supporters. Another source actually breaks down the events and how they have turned out. They start with the night it happened and then the processes Phelps has been going through to clear his name of this mistake. This is the story/idea that Phelps, as a national hero and 14-gold medalist, who was at the University of South Caroline partying when he decided to make a mistake that someone happened to take a picture of, then they released the picture for $100,000 to a British Newspaper who publicized the photograph, in turn causing the whole world to discover this shocking picture.
2. Order of the sources:
a. Fox News – gives the whole story; how it began and what occurred
b. NORML – gives a good view on Kellogg and their part of the story (dropping sponsorship)
c. SwimRoom.Com – gives Phelps personal blog; as well as peoples blogs and their reactions on Michaels situation
3. Why is this organization going to be effective:
a. It will provide the whole story from the start as not to mix up any details. Then the NORML will continue the argument why Kellogg Co. decided to drop him from sponsorship. Lastly, the swimroom.com will provide Michael’s personal statements about the situation, followed by his fan/supporters statements about his developing story.
4. How do you plan to transition between your sources?
a. From source 1 I will mention the situation as a whole. When the issue of his sponsors dropping him arrives, I will switch to source three. From there Ill mention source 3, this is Phelps’ national apology and his fans’ views on the blog site.