The scenario I chose to do my speech on is the Drone Regulation. My thesis I decided to use is, “Drones should be legalized in the United States.” This topic I showed the most interest in, and I believe that I have a good thesis statement. One concept from Rothwell in Chapter 15 is that it states, “Highlighting similarities in positions, values, and attitudes also encourages identification (451).” My thesis will show similarity between some people and they will agree with me. The values in the thesis state what I intend. It clearly shows my attitude towards the position and the thesis states it. It makes it more persuasive because it shows my beliefs and is condense. The second concept also from Rothwell in Chapter 12 states, “Choose a topic
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The man who gave it had a lot to tell us about being successful and what it means and how it is different for everyone else. The way he did it was just amazing, he showed so much enthusiasm and had a great deal of stories or personal connections. The one reason I thought his speech was so good was because of his general purpose. The first concept that stuck to me was his general purpose. According Rothwell, “a general purpose identifies the overall goal of your speech” (352). Rothwell is just trying to say that a general purpose is what you are trying to make the listeners get out of the speech. His general purpose was to get everyone fired up and realize that being successful is your job and yours only. At the end of the speech it just made me want to get up and go do something memorable with my life because I want myself to be a successful person. The second concept that spoke out to me is the motivating emotional appeal. Motivating emotional appeal is said to be, “Appeals to sadness, pride, honor, hope, joy, guilt, envy, and shame” (454). This is saying that all of those words will provide an emotional motivation making you want to overcome that feeling. The speaker did that very well in his presentation. He had stories about him overcoming so many hardships and as an individual you can picture what he had to go
The man who gave it had a lot to tell us about being successful and what it means and how it is different for everyone else. The way he did it was just amazing, he showed so much enthusiasm and had a great deal of stories or personal connections. The one reason I thought his speech was so good was because of his general purpose. The first concept that stuck to me was his general purpose. According Rothwell, “a general purpose identifies the overall goal of your speech” (352). Rothwell is just trying to say that a general purpose is what you are trying to make the listeners get out of the speech. His general purpose was to get everyone fired up and realize that being successful is your job and yours only. At the end of the speech it just made me want to get up and go do something memorable with my life because I want myself to be a successful person. The second concept that spoke out to me is the motivating emotional appeal. Motivating emotional appeal is said to be, “Appeals to sadness, pride, honor, hope, joy, guilt, envy, and shame” (454). This is saying that all of those words will provide an emotional motivation making you want to overcome that feeling. The speaker did that very well in his presentation. He had stories about him overcoming so many hardships and as an individual you can picture what he had to go