5 pages double spaced / Description: The purpose of this paper is to give you an opportunity to view a great speech and analyze the techniques used by the speaker. The assignment involves 4 stages:
What type of paper I am writing for Matt? For this class, I expect your paper to answer the following research question: What Aristotelian techniques does the speaker use in this highly successful speech? Use “Methods of Persuasion” to frame the discussion of the paper. Select one of the 5 speeches below to analyze.
The Aristotle Paper Guidelines
In a 5-page paper, use Aristotle’s theory of persuasion to analyze a successful speech. This paper should have an introduction paragraph, 3 parts of the body, and a conclusion paragraph.
How will the paper be graded? The term paper will be graded on: 1. How well the paper applies “Methods of Persuasion” to the speech, 2. How well the paper applies the speech to “Methods of Persuasion”, 3. How well the paper demonstrates and understanding of Aristotelian persuasion.
GENERAL TIPS:
Speech Choices
Mariana Atencio, “What Makes You Special?”
What makes you special? | Mariana Atencio | TEDxUniversityofNevada (Links to an external site.)
Angela Duckworth, “Grit: The power of passion and perseverance”
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth (Links to an external site.)
Bryan Stevenson, “We Need to Talk about Injustice”
We need to talk about an injustice | Bryan Stevenson (Links to an external site.)
Jim Valvano, “1993 ESPY Acceptance Speech”
Jim's 1993 ESPY Speech (Links to an external site.)
Amal Kassir, The Muslim on the Airplane
The Muslim on the airplane | Amal Kassir | TEDxMileHighWomen (Links to an external site.)
Justin Baldoni, Why I’m done trying to be “man enough”
Why I'm done trying to be "man enough" | Justin Baldoni
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