Discourse Community Analysis- Sand Volleyball

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Bump, Set, Spike! In the first few days of my summer class, ENGL 1301, we have looked at the significance of creating a successful argument. The main focus has been over the use of ethos, pathos and logos appeals in a writer or speaker’s argument in an attempt to persuade their audience that what they are saying is truth. To be recognized as a member of a discourse community, a person must learn the practices and distinctive communication used in that community, and be able to function as one of its valuable components. In this paper, I will prove that I entered the discourse community of sand volleyball players this past summer by establishing my credibility, gaining knowledge of the game, and learning to influence the emotions of other members of the community. These skills are important to everyday life because proficiency with ethos, logos, and pathos appeals will assist me in joining other discourse communities in the future. By writing this paper, I am able to show how I have already experienced joining a discourse community, and also give a small look into a part of my life. The first step in becoming a member of a discourse community is gaining the necessary knowledge about that specific subject. In my case, it is sand volleyball. But to learn sand volleyball, you first have to master the fundamentals of regular, or court, volleyball. My first interest began by watching my sisters play in high school a couple of years ago. I went to every game that fall and eventually learned the rules. For example, there are two teams of six on a nine meter by eighteen meter court separated by a net that stands about seven and a half feet off the ground. Teams play to twenty-one in a best of three match, trying to score a point by either causing the ball to hit the ground of the opposing side; by the other team hitting the ball out of bounds, into the net, and hitting
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