Event Title
A Rhetorical Analysis of the "Rethinking AIDs" Website
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Communication Studies
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Daniel Cronn-Mills
Mentor's Department
Communication Studies
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
A group of scientists known as the Group for Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV-AIDS hypothesis created a web site titled, "Rethinking AIDS." The group behind the web site argues that AIDS is not a sexually transmitted disease. They even question the existence of the virus entity. My analysis is driven by the critical question: Does the web site construct a reality that affectively alters our perception of HIV-AIDS? In order to answer this question, Goodnight and Poulakos' 1981 article, "Conspiracy rhetoric: from pragmatism to fantasy to public discourse" (Western Journal of Speech), will be utilized.
A Rhetorical Analysis of the "Rethinking AIDs" Website
CSU
A group of scientists known as the Group for Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV-AIDS hypothesis created a web site titled, "Rethinking AIDS." The group behind the web site argues that AIDS is not a sexually transmitted disease. They even question the existence of the virus entity. My analysis is driven by the critical question: Does the web site construct a reality that affectively alters our perception of HIV-AIDS? In order to answer this question, Goodnight and Poulakos' 1981 article, "Conspiracy rhetoric: from pragmatism to fantasy to public discourse" (Western Journal of Speech), will be utilized.
