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Democrats and
College
Republicans
By: Lennon Terry, Michael Desantis, & Evan Harakas
https://youtu.be/0
1Dn53H2ZLw?t=70
What is a Discourse
Community?
- A discourse community is a community where the members are
working together for one common goal. Examples of discourse
communities can be found in all sorts of places
- We attended the prep meetings for the College Democrats and the
College Republicans; as well as the Debate between the two clubs. Both
clubs are apart of an organization called The Young Americans for
Liberty
College Democrats
The group discussed foreign policy, criminal justice, and environmental policies
Club president was the leader and the debaters are the experts
- Compare and contrast each others views on specific issues like gun control,
immigration, and other topics
- Share ideas
Debate
- One person led the debate with three people debating
- The debate was structured with a time period in which each person
debating spoke
- Both sides typically had opposing opinions; although, in some cases this
was not true
- The audience had input at the end through questioning the people
debating
How is this a Discourse Community?
- Various genres are used not only throughout the debate, but also other
club activities
- Both sides were similar even though they usually had opposing views
- Similarities:
- Goals
- Ways of expression
- Activities participated in
- Passionate of opinions
Problem Posing Questions
- Why is there such a strict time constraint for each of the debaters to
speak?
- Why are news outlets so bias towards one opinion and less factual?
- During the College Democrats meeting, why were certain people sitting in
groups?