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Twitter Takeover

By Kaitlyn Garcia

  • Volume 23
  • Video Essay
  • Analysis
 

Works Cited

“1,497 Mile (1,301 NM) Flight from OAK to AUS.” Twitter, Twitter, 24 Nov. 2022, twitter.com/ElonJet/.

“@RealDonaldGOP Tweets Series.” Twitter, Twitter, https://twitter.com/RealDonaldGOP/.

Bee, The Babylon. “We're Back. Let That Sink in.” Twitter, Twitter, 18 Nov. 2022, https://twitter.com/h3h3productions.

“I'm Back. Thanks @Elonmusk.” Twitter, Twitter, 18 Nov. 2022, twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/.

“It Is with a Heavy Heart That We Announce That We Will Be Ceasing All Missions.” Twitter, Twitter, 11 Nov. 2022, https://twitter.com/SpaceXOfficiall/.

“It Is with Heavy Heart That I Must Concede to My Opponent, @Katiehobbs.” Twitter, Twitter, 11 Nov. 2022, twitter.com/KarilakeAZ.

“I've Decided to Fly to the Failed State of California, Walk into Twitter HQ and Tell @Elonmusk He's a Legend. On My Way. .” Twitter, Twitter, 20 Nov. 2022, twitter.com/Cobratate/.

“Majorie Taylor Green @Mtgreenee: ‘Why Does It Take a Billionaire Buying Twitter to Restore People's Freedom of Speech?"... That Means We're Not in a Good Place.".” Twitter, Twitter, 21 Nov. 2022, twitter.com/TPostMillennial/.

Musk, Elon. “Comedy Is Now Legal on Twitter.” Twitter, Twitter, 28 Oct. 2022, https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1586104694421659648.

Musk, Elon. “Reinstate Former President Trump.” Twitter, Twitter, 19 Nov. 2022, https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1594131768298315777?lang=en.

Musk, Elon. “Twitter's Current Lords & Peasants System for Who Has or Doesn't Have a Blue Checkmark Is Bullshit. Power to the People! Blue for $8/Month.” Twitter, Twitter, 1 Nov. 2022, https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587498907336118274.

“Nancy Pelosi and I Do Not Agree on Many Things, but Them Thangs Thangin I'll Tell You What.” Twitter, Twitter, 9 Nov. 2022, twitter.com/RudyGiulianiESQ/.

“Testing Testing Seeing If My Twitter Is Unblocked.” Twitter, Twitter, twitter.com/kanyewest/.

“Thanks for Having Me Back, @Elonmusk.” Twitter, Twitter, twitter.com/CodeMonkeyZ/.

 

Discussion Questions
  1. How would you characterize the relationship between evidence and argument in this video essay? In what ways is that relationship similar to or different from what you have observed in more traditional, text-based arguments?
  2. How might you describe the tone of this essay? What kind of rhetorical impact does that tonal pose have for the author? In what ways does it heighten (or potentially deflate) their ethos?

Author

Kaitlyn Garcia

Kate Garcia is a member of the Class of 2026 and a resident of Cavanaugh Hall from Fort Worth, Texas. She is pursuing a major in Applied Computational Mathematics and Statistics with minors in Accountancy and Classical Studies Greek and Roman Civilization. Kate created this piece to highlight the hypocrisy of Elon Musk’s claims to free speech absolutism. She was inspired to create her video due to her passion for internet equity. Kate would like to thank her Writing and Rhetoric professor, Dr. Nathaniel Myers, for nominating her work to Fresh Writing and for the encouraging classroom environment he maintained. She would also like to thank her neighbors in Cavanaugh Hall for their committed proofreading efforts, especially Clare Duffy and Michael Dobson.