Ted Talks Rhetorical Analysis Essay

“Languages are dying at an unprecedented rate. In fact, a language dies every 14 days" ("Patricia Ryan: Don't Insist on English!"). In the TED Talk “Don’t insist on English,” spoken by English professor Patricia Ryan, the topic of language loss and the globalization of English is closely examined. Ryan places emphasis on how teaching English has altered from being a profitable practice to becoming an extensively global movement. She speaks on behalf of the issues that come with having a monolingual society as well as the requirements of the English language and how it is becoming the basis of what society refers to as intelligence. Along with English becoming a global language, she goes on to discuss the ways that the language is affecting…

Procrastination affects many people, I even procrastinated writing this paper. The ways that it affects us can be different, sometimes procrastination doesn’t affect us too much, but other time it can cause major health risks such as, stress or depression. Recognizing this, Tim Urban presented a Ted Talk on procrastination and the dangers it can have. In his Ted Talk “Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator”, Urban used pathos with a minimal amount of logos and ethos to express his message…

A Lacking Conversation While watching the Ted Talk by Celeste Headlee there were multiple points that the viewer can take away when watching this. Not only does she cover the “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation”, but she also gives examples that may or may not be familiar to some people. Personally, I can now tell based off these theories Celeste makes I am already having a bad conversation with basically everyone I speak to. I am now realizing that I do not actually listen to who is…

Some people just talk to talk, while others talk without any regard for their audience. There are countless ways that communication can go wrong. Infective communication has many negative repercussions, however the most significant would be the potential loss of relationships. The Ted Talk “The Art of Effective Communication” discusses the do’s and don’ts of effective communication, and how simple changes in our everyday communication style can make a huge impact in our lives. The speaker for…

Rhetoric is the art of discourse, wherein a writer or speaker strives to inform, persuade or motivate particular audiences in specific situations.1 Why gun violence can't be our new normal2 is a TED Talk by Dan Gross, who talks about his experience with misuse of guns and his passionate appeal towards background checks for all gun sales. This TED Talk covers at least three rhetoric canons; arrangement, delivery, and memory. Arrangement concerns how one orders speech or writing.3 Dan uses a…

Thank you again for coming tonight for the 2017 Annual TED Talks. As one of the event organizers, I’m here to introduce our next speaker, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC. Before Dr. Hrabowski speaks tonight about the importance of STEM education, I would like to talk about his accomplishments and share a little story with you. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Hrabowski grew up with his parents who were both math teachers. Naturally, he was so talented at math that at just the age of…

“There is no disconnect around technology and design that will allow us to be fully human until we pay attention to suffering, to poverty, to exclusion, to unfairness, to injustice” (Stevenson 5). With this empowering statement, Bryan Stevenson in his 2012 TED Talk titled “We Need To Talk About An Injustice,” emphasized the importance of speaking up for the oppressed in order to maintain our humanity. Stevenson creates a compelling argument primarily focusing on convincing his audience on the…

Summary: The persuasive piece that I have chosen to use for my rhetorical analysis is a transcript from a TED talk by Paul Root Wolpe titled, “It’s time to Question Bio-engineering”. Wolpe is an ethicist who studies the implications of the new sciences, is the head at the Center for Genetics at Emory University, and is the chief bioethicist for NASA. He begins his talk by presenting the audience with examples of selective breeding in animals and mentions many hybrid animals such as “beefalo”,…

Michael Specter’s TED Talk “The Danger of Science Denial,” is an argument on why the scientific method is great and why it is an important part of the society. According to Specter, science has been the transformative force, which has remarkably improved the society in the last thousands of years. He argues that this happens to be the best time in society, in terms of mobility, wealth, health, and opportunities. However, science has been at the center of increased suffering for billions of…

In his Ted Talk, Daniel Pink, a career analyst, examines the puzzle of motivation. He discusses topics such as incentives and work ethic, facing problems, and maybe, a way forward in the workplace. Pink’s discussion on motivation is not just a scenario for the workplace. The ideas he discusses could be the solution to student and teacher motivation and reform in education. Three ideas Daniel Pink discusses in his presentation which can be applied to school leadership are the candlestick problem,…