Is It Love?

Janelle’s Match

Facts, Inferences, Assumptions, and Shared Values

She enjoys singing, dancing,

and playing guitar and piano

She is a musical person

Musical people enjoy musical activities like

playing instruments and singing.

Music/ Hobbies

Fact Inference Assumption

Shared Value

Habits of Mind

Habit of Mind Definition Explanation

Confident in Reasoning

Self trusting vs. hostile towards reasoning

Janelle is really confident in her reasoning. When it came to her religion she wasn’t afraid of speaking out and making her voice heard showing how robust her opinion is and how trusting she is about her reasoning skills and judgments.

Systematic Organized vs. Disorganized

Janelle has a plan for herself, her ideas set in place as far as what she wants to do with her life. Her good performance in school suggests she values education and knows the importance it has in terms of her future plans.

Emotional Appeals

Emotional Appeal

Definition Quote/ Reference Explanation

Transfer Associates about a product will transfer to consumer

Her picture with the colorfully dressed entertainer and the one with her family.

The picture of her with the entertainer suggests that she is a fun, easy going person and the one with her family shows how much she values family.

Transfer

Janelle at Santa Monica Pier

Janelle with her family after graduation

Emotional Appeals

Emotional Appeal

Definition Quote/ Reference

Explanation

Pity/ Sympathy Asks us to suspend our critical judgment because we pity a subject of a sad circumstance or because we can identify with someone else’s troubles.

“It’s not always easy being Catholic…”

The wording she chooses for this show’s that she’s seeking some kind of sympathy in terms of her religion and the hardships it entails.

Analysis of Problematic Ambiguity

Instance Resolution Explanation

Ambiguity:

“I’ve never had a real job before.”

Qualifying:

Qualitative analysis would help determine what is/is not included bringing coherence

1. A job can mean one that is regulated

2. One that has a regular pay rate or schedule and taxes

3. One simply for fun or a stint

4. One that required a job interview

Language Community

People who share an understanding of the meanings of words and icons

Art/Creativity 1. “I just love listening to and creating music.”

2. “For fun I enjoy singing, dancing, and playing guitar and piano.”

3. I also like to draw and sketch…basically anything artsy.”

The Match: James

Match because of:

Language Communities Shared Values

Things They Like To Do

Share the Same Values

Plays guitar and piano

He is a musical person

Musical people play instruments

Music/ Hobbies

Fact Inference Assumption

Shared Value

“I have been playing the guitar and piano since I was

really little.”

Habit of Mind and Emotional Appeal

Confident in Reasoning “My friends will definitely attest to my

ability to break the ice and turn an awkward situation or serious moment into a funny one.”

He’s confident in himself and his ability to make people laugh and be generally easygoing.

Transfer Used an image of himself graduating to

show how he values education and is a shrewd person

Why Are They A Match?

1. They both value family and culture (Filipino) “I never forget that side of my family.” “Friends and family are the most important things to me.”

l They both have calm, laid back dispositions and belong in the same language communities (Music and Mellow)

“I really like going to the beach… I like to see movies.” “I also love just relaxing at home and sitting out on a nice day.”

l They are both academically shrewd people “I was in honors and AP classes throughout high school… in the top 7% of

students in the whole district.” “I graduated from University of Southern California with a dual degree in

Engineering.”

5. They both enjoy sports “Basketball and the Lakers are also things I’ve always loved.” “I love sports, I am a huge 49ers fan and I’m also big on basketball.”

Because of their similarities