The human brain has been deceiving and misguiding people for thousands of years. Dr. Michael Shermer, The founder Skeptic and experienced scientist and writer, has research the mechanism behind patternicity and its effects on humans. He educates his audience on the subject and its consequences and declares that it is important to be aware of such occurrences. Overall, Michael Shermer delivered a credible and thought provoking speech by incorporating a clear purpose, creating effective rhetorical appeals, having a compelling form, and connecting properly to his audience. Nonetheless, Dr. Shermer’s speech could have been improved by limiting the number of detrimental distractors. Expressing a coherent claim and purpose is key when seeking the
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Dr. Shermer uses numerous tactics in order to connect with his audience and fulfill his intentions. However some argue that he lacks this tactics due to his neutrality and casual tone. Nonetheless, they overlook the fact that he uses simple language and popular events and people in order to comment and use content that his audiences are familiar with. Due to the complexity of his topic, Dr. Shermer is forced to use famous events in order to create a background that his audiences know. An example of this is when he discusses the September eleven attacks by declaring, “And 9/11 has a conspiracy theory. It is a conspiracy. We did a whole issue on it. Nineteen members of Al Queda plotting to fly planes into buildings constitutes a conspiracy” (Shermer 15:28). This type of comments help the audiences gain an improved understanding of the examples provided. Dr. Shermer also uses a limited lexicon in order to facilitate the topic. Images and simpler words are the method that he uses the most. This can be found when he explains that, “Essentially, we are pattern-seeking primates. We connect the dots: A is connected to B; B is connected to C. And sometimes A really is connected to B, and that 's called association learning” (Shermer 2:17). In addition to simplifying concepts as he speaks, he also used images and PowerPoint in order for the audience to understand what he was implying. The examples provide by Dr. Shermer are clearly intended for adults and teenagers. He is able to uses is able to utilizes such events, words, and images in order to have a deeper connection with his
Dr. Shermer uses numerous tactics in order to connect with his audience and fulfill his intentions. However some argue that he lacks this tactics due to his neutrality and casual tone. Nonetheless, they overlook the fact that he uses simple language and popular events and people in order to comment and use content that his audiences are familiar with. Due to the complexity of his topic, Dr. Shermer is forced to use famous events in order to create a background that his audiences know. An example of this is when he discusses the September eleven attacks by declaring, “And 9/11 has a conspiracy theory. It is a conspiracy. We did a whole issue on it. Nineteen members of Al Queda plotting to fly planes into buildings constitutes a conspiracy” (Shermer 15:28). This type of comments help the audiences gain an improved understanding of the examples provided. Dr. Shermer also uses a limited lexicon in order to facilitate the topic. Images and simpler words are the method that he uses the most. This can be found when he explains that, “Essentially, we are pattern-seeking primates. We connect the dots: A is connected to B; B is connected to C. And sometimes A really is connected to B, and that 's called association learning” (Shermer 2:17). In addition to simplifying concepts as he speaks, he also used images and PowerPoint in order for the audience to understand what he was implying. The examples provide by Dr. Shermer are clearly intended for adults and teenagers. He is able to uses is able to utilizes such events, words, and images in order to have a deeper connection with his