Critical Analysis Of You Are Not Special By David Mccullogh

Critical thinking is a key point in understanding and thinking through new and different ideas and possibilities. When it comes to the speech “You are not Special” by David McCullogh Jr. there is a need to look over things critically. The speech itself may seem one sided, but as with almost anything, there are two ways of looking at it. When looking critically at the speech there are more things to be learned and ideas to understand. In critical thinking, it helps to think of others ideas and the way they would think of things. When it comes to perception what I think, what the author meant, and what my parents think might not line up, but the different ideas can help show how others think. Along with this it can help me think more critical when it comes to different ideas and new information.
When if first started the speech I was not sure how to think. When McCullogh started his line saying “you are not special”, I was not happy. As a gut reaction I was very upset by the statement. As he continued on with his speech and discussed his views on the topic, I realized it was less about downgrading the kids, but showing …show more content…
If you believe that the speech actually has a positive meaning than you would be thinking like I am. I think the speech does really well as having a dynamic meaning. While it does not sound perfect and nice on the outside, there is much truth in his statements and positive messages to take out of them. Thinking about the story critically helped make sure that my mind was not swayed by opinion and helped look at the underlying messages of the speech. I overall thought the speech was well written and liked it. I do wish he would have emphasized more openly about the messages so that the message could not be misconstrued and made negative. While I believe the underlying message of the speech is positive, as with everything, it is up to