Fireside's Argumentative Analysis

Fireside talks with President Franklin D. Roosevelt were the epitome of the ideal presentation. He discussed the important events in the nation to keep the general population informed of the crucial topics with little to no distortion of the content. Today, company’s sole concern is high viewing numbers, rather than informing the nation of the severity of stories. FDR would agree when he said, “Those newspapers of the nation which most loudly cried dictatorship against me would have been the first to justify the beginnings of dictatorship by somebody else” ("Franklin D. Roosevelt," n.d.). His goal was to stop these newspapers’ power to interrupt the valuable information as he delivered it to the nation he led. With modern forms of communication, the validation of arguments is more important than ever with disruptions whether from biased news stations or speakers manipulating words. “Logic is the study of methods for evaluating whether the premises of an argument adequately support its conclusion” (Howard-Snyder and Wasserman, 2009, pg. 1). Every person in this age needs to seek for information in arguments that are consistent and logically supportive of the arguers claim. This …show more content…
The education can help me better understand the ways of searching for the validity of arguments and evaluate which stance will produce the favorable outcome. The opportunities and community in Rolla will introduce me to a variety of people to expand my worldliness. I appreciate a technical stance of the likeliness of events, whether in sports or politics; the experiences at Missouri S&T will only strengthen my tools for comprehending the direct and indirect implications of actions taken by those whom I support. Knowing the consequences before I make my decisions will improve my community, my school, and myself in innumerable