The Power of Persuasion · Informational Writing

Digital Rhetoric and Social Media

Investigating how brevity and visual elements change the nature of persuasion on digital platforms.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the platform's algorithm dictate the rhetorical strategies used by creators?
  2. 2Can complex social issues be effectively argued within the constraints of short form video?
  3. 3How do visual symbols function as shorthand for complex ideological arguments?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Media Literacy - Grade 11ON: Writing - Grade 11
Grade: Grade 11
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: The Power of Persuasion
Period: Informational Writing

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