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Week 7 - Summary of Tim Smith Presentation 3/8/12

In his presentation, Tim Smith discussed various aspects of rhetoric. Specifically, he focused on film rhetoric. He took a still picture from the movie Yes Man and discussed the rhetorical concepts that go into just that single frame out that helped prove a point for the entire movie. One point that stuck out to me from this example was how the low angle emphasized the importance of the couple and minimized everything else.

Tim Smith also talked about montages. In the rhetorical world, a montage describes how you can place a vast number of images together to create just as many different meanings of those images. At the end, Smith discussed some of the advancements and trends of Dadaism and Surrealism in films.

Week 2 Glossary Definition- Popular beliefs and ancient wisdom often preserved in old stories and lore that still appear throughout current rhetoric. ~Example: The generally accepted commonplace that absolute power corrupts absolutely can be observed throughout the history of many countries. ~Source: Rhetoric A User's Guide by John D. Ramage, pg 12 (Amanda Charles)
 * Commonplaces:**