- Who is the intended audience for each genre?
YouTube Video: People want to hear someone else break down their opinion and see if they agree with the other person.
HoopsHype list website 77 Greatest players: People who want to research rankings on their own but don't want to have to take forever to figure out the stats of players plus also seeing different people’s statements on why a player is greater than another player.
- What is the audience likely to do? Want to know? Why?
The audience of the YouTube video are likely to watch the whole video and listen to someone else’s perspective on who the greatest player is.
The audience of the article website are likely to briefly look at the rankings and see where the authors of the article rank each player.
- How much time will this audience want to spend with the information presented in the genres?
The audience of the YouTube video are likely to spend somewhere around 10-20 minutes of their time listening to the channel breakdown their rankings and reasons for their opinions on where players should be placed. Most YouTube videos are between 10-20 minutes long so that why I said that time
The audience of the article are likely to spend not a very long time on it because reading an entire article with 77 players ranked and having 2-3 paragraphs stating why the person should be ranked how they are ranked is very time consuming. Most people would much rather see where the players are ranked and have a very short breakdown on why the player is in that spot
- What is the purpose of the information presented in the genres?
For the YouTube video, its purpose could be to entertain the audience with content, but it can be a way to inform the audience on facts and persuade the audience to change their opinions on who/are the greatest players of all time.
The purpose of the article is to persuade and possibly the audience on why they have players ranked where they are.
Ethos, Pathos and Logos
How does each genre help establish the information’s credibility? Is it effective?
The reference page gives only complete facts about players stats and nothing else. They not only keep stats for players but teams, coaches, executives and referees for the NBA, WNBA, G League, NBL, and international teams.
The YouTube video, specifically the one I am using being JxmyHighroller’s, has made multiple basketball videos and deep dives into different topics and discussions about the NBA. He also is a former college player himself.
The article establishes its credibility by basing its rankings on players accolades and being based on a vote of 8 different people on the HoopsHype staff so it’s not just one person's opinion.
How does each genre help to evoke an emotional response from the audience? Which emotions? Why?
The reference page evokes an emotional response by showing people the honest facts and will either approve the person's emotions or disapprove of them.
The YouTube video will usually excite or interest the audience.
The article, similar to the reference page, will either approve or disapprove someone's emotional stances.
What types of evidence are used to support the claims of the information in the genres? Is it appropriate? Why or why not
The reference pages are evidence from the NBA themselves and are the statistics from all of them teams and it is appropriate.
The YouTube video uses both stats and personal beliefs in their videos to rank their players so it is appropriate but possibly has some bias to it as well. For example, ranking your favorite player higher than he should be realistically.
The article is similar to the YouTube video as it uses some facts but in the end is ranked based on what the eight staff members believe the players should be ranked at.