Russell Brand Evidence To Parliment Flashcards
1
Q
Effect of Russell’s opening line of ‘good morning ‘
A
- doesn’t say ‘good morning chair’
- first line shows that he thinks he doesn’t have to be formal
2
Q
Pedagogic talk
A
Conversation
3
Q
Constative talk
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- something that can be judged to be true or false
- when he is talking about abstinence based recovery being the best solution - reader can decide whether they agree with this or not
4
Q
Russell’s reply of ‘yes’ breaks which one of grices maxims
A
Quantity - this is a very short reply
5
Q
Things to notice
A
- brand doesn’t always answer the questions
- who is in control of the conversation ?
- politeness strategies
6
Q
Brands purpose
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- to entertain - sell his personality
- to advertise abstinence based devices
- to give advice to drug users and share his own experiences
7
Q
The effect of brand using the TOA ‘keith’
A
- very informal and rude
- because he is famous he thinks he can call important people by their first names
8
Q
Is the spontaneous or planned ?
A
- when brand says ‘the message that we are hoping to get across…’ seems planned
- but the butting in makes it seems spontaneous
9
Q
Mode
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- face to face conversation
- spoken word
- broadcast
10
Q
Context on Russel brand
A
- he had a drug problem
- comedian
- activist
