Internet Exercises

Chapter 7 Internet Exercises

1. Read the articles listed below about doublespeak. How does the language used in each situation mislead audience members? Is it ethical to use doublespeak? What other examples of doublespeak can you think of?

http://dt.org/html/Doublespeak.html

http://www.zoran.net/afp/text/zmag/kosovo_and_doublespeak.htm

http://www.ncte.org/news/NA99122doublespeakaward98.html

2. Read a speech given by President Bush. Transcripts of his speeches can be located at the URL listed below. How does Bush use electronic eloquence? How is his speech conversational? Self disclosive? Visually dramatic? How might Bush improve the electronic eloquence of his speaking?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/

3. Read the article "Technology Policy, Gender, and Cyberspace" by Cheris Kramarae located at the URL listed below. How do traditional power and ideology arrangements influence communication in cyberspace? How might these arrangements be altered?

http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/djglp/articles/gen4p149.htm