Consent may only be given by individuals who have reached the legal age of consent (in the U.S. this is typically 18 years old). Assent is the agreement of someone not able to give legal consent to participate in the activity. Work with children or adults not capable of giving consent requires the consent of the parent or legal guardian and the assent of the subject.
Discourse Definition. Foucault presents possibly the best definition of discourse. He says, âSystems of thoughts composed of ideas, attitudes, and courses of action, beliefs and practices that systematically construct the subjects and the worlds of which they speak.â. Originally it has roots in the Latin language.
Rhetoric is the facilitation of efficacious discourse, and the inquiry into the terms on the basis of which discourse is taken to be efficacious or not. Max studied rhetoric at Berkeley, helping him become the leader of the small town debate team. AKA The way we talk, the most retarded thing ever.