Consolidated Summary, Analysis, and Critique
SUMMARY
The scene opens to a heated debate between a hotheaded male conservative and an equally fiery female liberal, whom spit out insults hidden within their political opinions. Ironically, the democratic candidate in the debate sits on stage left, while the republican candidate sits on stage right. Placed on center stage is Will McAvoy, a newsman with a commitment to always remaining neutral. Will is in the shadow of an old photo of a broadcaster, most likely from the post-WWII era, projected on the wall behind them.
The setting is probably within a college auditorium due to the general age of the audience. Will passively answers their questions by dodging a definite answer. Not until a young, …show more content…
The arrangement of his argument is structured in the form: premise, statistical evidence, premise, anecdotal evidence, and finally, his thesis. Will McAvoy first uses logos to defend why America isn’t the greatest by presenting interesting facts that are generally unknown including “we're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy...”. The effect of logos adds more authority to Will’s character because it causes him to look knowledgeable and powerful. McAvoy uses ethos to persuade the public because he is a knowledgeable and powerful newscaster. The projection of the newsman from the past sends a message that Will, himself, is a “revered” man that can properly inform America. McAvoy passionately speaks of America’s previous togetherness to engage his audience. Reminiscing on stronger times is Will’s way of relating with the audience on a personal level and emotionally reuniting the people. By strategically using pathos and nostalgia, his argument begins to encourage them to not only agree with his thesis, but to furthermore act upon it out of …show more content…
This argument is valid because his premises, America is not the greatest country in the world anymore, but it can be and a country can be great if it contains a well-informed population, are true; therefore, his conclusion that if America has a stronger media system, then it will have the opportunity of reaching greatness once again is also true. McAvoy’s argument is sound because both of his premises are both valid and verifiable. (word count:
SUMMARY
The scene opens to a heated debate between a hotheaded male conservative and an equally fiery female liberal, whom spit out insults hidden within their political opinions. Ironically, the democratic candidate in the debate sits on stage left, while the republican candidate sits on stage right. Placed on center stage is Will McAvoy, a newsman with a commitment to always remaining neutral. Will is in the shadow of an old photo of a broadcaster, most likely from the post-WWII era, projected on the wall behind them.
The setting is probably within a college auditorium due to the general age of the audience. Will passively answers their questions by dodging a definite answer. Not until a young, …show more content…
The arrangement of his argument is structured in the form: premise, statistical evidence, premise, anecdotal evidence, and finally, his thesis. Will McAvoy first uses logos to defend why America isn’t the greatest by presenting interesting facts that are generally unknown including “we're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy...”. The effect of logos adds more authority to Will’s character because it causes him to look knowledgeable and powerful. McAvoy uses ethos to persuade the public because he is a knowledgeable and powerful newscaster. The projection of the newsman from the past sends a message that Will, himself, is a “revered” man that can properly inform America. McAvoy passionately speaks of America’s previous togetherness to engage his audience. Reminiscing on stronger times is Will’s way of relating with the audience on a personal level and emotionally reuniting the people. By strategically using pathos and nostalgia, his argument begins to encourage them to not only agree with his thesis, but to furthermore act upon it out of …show more content…
This argument is valid because his premises, America is not the greatest country in the world anymore, but it can be and a country can be great if it contains a well-informed population, are true; therefore, his conclusion that if America has a stronger media system, then it will have the opportunity of reaching greatness once again is also true. McAvoy’s argument is sound because both of his premises are both valid and verifiable. (word count: