...However, the media often creates bias, misrepresentation and sensationalism which creates misinformation to achieve these goals, throwing all sense of journalism away. Through, the use of misrepresentation, stereotyping and sensationalising, misinformation spreads quicker than ever. The use of stereotyping is highlighted in Pat Ferrucci’s Ted talk “shouldn’t sports be colour blind”. In this Ted talk, Ferrucci addresses the language used in the media when describing athletes of different races. He highlights how the media uses specific language, depending on what race you are. An example of this is a comparison between Tom Brady and Cam Newton. Journalists often describe Tom Brady as "intelligent or praise him for his effort” instead of talking about his raw talent. In comparison to this, when journalists describe Cam Newton, they often refer to him for his physical strength and his natural abilities instead of his intelligence. This often comes from a stereotype that African-Americans are stronger, which originated when African-Americans were slaves. People thought only the stronger slaves survived, which...
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...TED - Ideas worth spreading This fascinating website stands as an open-minded organization in which powerful different perspectives are shared by individuals interested in helping society for better knowledge, education, behavior, and reflection to the global community. It surely embraces the nature of ideas for communities or individuals who embark spreading the power of an opinion at a proper understanding. It brings together such a diverse variety of knowledgeable individuals who discuss twenty-minute talks that have an impact spiritually or mentally while invoking vivid imagery and potential persuasion. The rhetorical aspect of Ted talks is to spread the beauty of powerful ideas,...
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...The Pillars Of Persuasive Power Rhetoric is the arts of using language to inform and advocate for the truth, to connect ideas, and to develop arguments in particular situations. Aristotle, a well-respected Greek philosopher, considers rhetoric as a means of persuasion. He defines ethos, logos, and pathos as the three essential ingredients to a successful appeal. These three interconnected components are the backbone for the persuasive power inside the TED Talk titled “What Really Happens When You Mix Medications?”. Russ Altman, the speaker of this TED Talk, harnesses different dimensions of each persuasive power to explain to the audience that taking two or more medications can lead to a drug–drug interaction that can either amplify or block...
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...Nick Hanauer has a couple of different purposes in his Ted Talks video such as warning his fellow plutocrats about a dangerously growing economic inequality and raising the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour. An economic inequality has been growing in America and could further develop into a major issue as we have never seen such a gap between the rich and the poor, in addition to the fact the middle class is getting lost in the process. This is why Nick believes that “pitchforks” are coming. “Pitchforks”, being the rise of an angry mob that is mad at the people who are insanely rich (plutocrats) when everyone else has very little. I believe that Nick is very successful in arguing his points because he addresses counter arguments and uses...
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...The theme of all of these Poems/Ted Talks is Communities designs are different, but focus on the things that they may need. In the human family, it states that “some of us are serious, some of us thrive on comedy.” I think that this could mean that some community's may be serious, some may be serious, but they are focusing on the things that their community needs. It also states that “The variety of our skin tone can confuse, bemuse, delight, brown and pink and beige and purple, tan and blue and white.” I believe that this means that people in the community may be a different skin tone, but they all contribute to the community. People may be confused by the different skin tones and not treat them the same, but they all contribute to the community. My second connection to this theme is a Ted Talk by Derek Sivers, it's called Weird or Just Different. In the Ted talk Derek states that in Japan the blocks are named, and the streets are just the empty spaces in between. He also states that in America we name the streets, and the blocks are just the empty space in between. Both of these help find homes, restaurants, and more. I think that this is a great example of my theme, because it shows...
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...Ted Talks are a way for people to speak out about their own ideas, values or beliefs. Many people use this platform to inform others on specific topics, while using their own personal experiences to do so. The Ted Talk, “ Why Gun violence can’t be our new normal,” is given by Dan Gross, a gun-control activist. Dan starts off his speech with his own personal story dealing with gun violence. He explains how he started to feel like his life was finally going in the right direction and how he just landed his dream job at an advertising agency in New York. Shortly after all of this, his brother was shot in the head on the observatory deck at the top of the empire state building. Dan was shown getting emotional after sharing this with audience and a picture of him and his brother was displayed on the screen. By using narration, emotion and visuals at the beginning of the speech, it gives the audience a chance to connect with the author on a deeper level. It also allows the audience to try to understand what Dan has been through....
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...Rhetoric Analysis Ludwick Marishane’s Ted Talk Ludwick Marishane is popularly known for his innovation of “A bath without water”. During his presentation on Ted Talks, he makes fun of how he had come up with the idea when sunbathing with his friends in Limpopo, South Africa. By just not wanting to take a bath, he was able to come up with the formula for a dry bath lotion. This innovation has been recognized worldwide and he was named “best student entrepreneur in the world” (Marishane). His innovation did not only save his problems but would be a great solution for millions of people living in areas with a scarcity of water. This essay will analyze how Marishane uses story-telling to motivate, inspire, and persuade his audience. The speaker,...
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...Nancy Frates, a mother and ALS advocate, gave an inspirational TED talk in Boston in October 2014. She opened her talk with a simple question, which led into a passionate story about her son’s sudden struggle with ALS. She started off by describing the members of her family to the audience, which made me feel a personal connection with her family, most prominently, with her son. Then, she made the story relatable to every person in the audience by focusing her story on her family’s strength to overcome and achieve an obstacle rather than on the diagnosis of her son’s disease. She purposely changed the tone of her voice to differentiate each person in the story, which helped me follow the different narratives better. Nancy also made an effort to walk around the room to ensure everyone in the room felt a part of the conversation. Her eyes were constantly moving around the room, never settling in any specific spot. She did not use any visuals in her presentation; however, I think she may have done this intentionally so that she could maintain the focus in the room. Although she did not bring in any props, Nancy did a great job of utilizing her hands to demonstrate the different aspects in the story. She...
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...The Ted Talk explains and assesses how easy it is to appeal to citizens and get them to change their mind based on information that is curated to sway people to believe certain things. Dave Merlin’s focus is political parties. Although, he is from Canada most of what he talks about is universal and can be applied to most places in the world, especially in America. Dave Merlin exposes and tries to get people to realize that not everything they read is true and most of it is just propaganda used to make them feel a certain way about something specific or in this case, politicians. Dave believes that apathy does exist and people do care, however he believes that we live in a world that discourages involvement and puts obstacles in the way to further prevent and discourage that involvement. He gives many examples of the obstacles and barriers that he mentioned. He uses an ad as his first example. Dave points out how the ad is impossible to read and states how the information you need is at the bottom and in a very small and unreadable font....
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...“Smart phones and social media expand our universe. We can connect with others or collect information easier and faster than ever.” This mindset towards the ever growing realm of technology is one its users tend to take on. Social media allows instant connection with almost anybody anywhere. While a social media filled world has had its benefits, the “art form” of letter writing is one not to be taken for granted. In Hannah Brencher’s Ted Talk, “Love Letters to Strangers,” she passionately conveys the positive influence handwritten letters have had on her and their receiver's lives. Through a strong appeal to pathos and a profound tone, Brencher argues how the genuine nature of a letter cannot be matched by any innovative digital memo. Brencher uses rhetoric and appeals to the emotions of her viewers by telling anecdotes of a few people that have been impacted by handwritten proclamations of love and support. She garners an amount of ethos because she...
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...Assignment 2: Ted Talk Analysis IST 235: Gender and the Global Information Technology Sector Spring 2016: Kayla Booth This is an exercise in applying class material to understand and challenge ideas about masculinity and femininity in the workplace. This assignment requires an analysis of two Ted Talks: “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders” and “New Data on the Rise of Women.” You are being asked to demonstrate critical thinking about the arguments being made in each talk and how they relate to one another. Additionally, you are to discuss how each speaker uses data to support her points and how each talk relates to class concepts. To complete this assignment, listen to the two Ted Talks posted in Angel. The links are located in the “Assignments” folder under the “Lessons” tab. Write a 3 page (double spaces, 12 point, one-inch margins) paper addressing the following items: 1) In what ways are the arguments made in these two Ted Talks similar / different? For example, do they build on or refute one another? What would be an example? Which argument do you agree with and why? 2) Compare the data presented by each speaker. What insights have you gained about the way statistics can be collected, used, and interpreted to make an argument? 3) How does the argument made by each speaker relate to one or more of the concepts surrounding masculinity and femininity discussed in class? Cite the date of the specific class lectures in which these concepts were discussed...
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...Creative Spark Talk Analysis PHL 458 August 26, 2014 Creative Spark Talk Analysis In the 2011 TED talks video, “Taking Imagination Seriously,” artist Janet Echelman speaks to a TED audience in Long Beach, California about taking imagination seriously. She relayed her experience about how she creatively came up with an unusual art material after some of her paints disappeared on Fulbright a trip to India. According to G. Walles, a forerunner in creativity theory (Jens, 2010), there are four stages of creativity: preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification. In the video, Janet illustrates some of the stages of creativity. After arriving in Mahabalipurma, India and discovering her paintings did not make it, Janet was forced to come up with a solution to her problem. Mahabalipurma is well known for their famous sculptures, and in an attempt to resolve the dilemma, Janet demonstrates illumination when she attempts to try bronze casting. However, after realizing that making large forms would be too heavy and expensive, she sought out a different approach. She came up with the idea of using fish nets as a new method to sculpture. The idea came to her while walking on the beach and seeing village fishermen bundle their nets into mounds of sand (Echelman, 2011). She collaborated with the fishermen to make her first sculpture titled “Wide Hips.” Janet utilizes preparation by studying craft traditions and collaborating with artists in Lithuania. She came up with the...
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...The danger of a single story Stine Krog 2.u Risskov Gymnasium. Boom boom. The sound of drums beating. The tribal music. African people dancing. Disguised behind the music and festiveness lies hunger and despair. This is Africa. In the meantime cars are driving through a city filled with lights, technology and well-educated people. This is Africa. There are two stories of Africa represented here. One is not more truthful than the other. Some people unfortunately only define Africa by a single story. This is a topic Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie(CNA) addresses with her TED-talk “The danger of a single story.” This essay will contain an account of the phrase “The Single Story”, and an analysis of the way CNA engages the audience. It will furthermore discuss the term cultural ignorance. CNA defines the single story as a term used when individuals define other individuals by a single story. She uses her own life experience to define the phrase. She starts by explaining how “…vulnerable we are in the face of a single story.” She refers to the single story she had of Fide’s family. She had always been told how Fide’s family was poor and didn’t have anything. Therefore she was very surprised when she went to Fide’s village, and discovered that Fide’s family could actually make something. Later in CNA’s life, she went to a university in the United States and found that the people had a single story of Africa and therefore thought that she was uneducated, and not even able to use...
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...Creative Spark Talk Analysis: “How Schools Kill Creativity" by Ken Robinson Jeff Talley University of Phoenix PHL/458 May 20, 2015 Faculty Name: Sonya Walker Creative Spark Talk Analysis: “How Schools Kill Creativity" by Ken Robinson At the TED conference in February 2006, Ken Robinson argues that schools are only teaching education and not creativity, which the school system should be concentrating on. He feels the students of today are not taught so much in the arts and music area. There is only a strong focus in educating the students in the math, science and literacy areas. Robinson also goes on to say that the sad part about this is if a young student enjoys either or both of the arts and music area, they are told that those areas will never get them a job in their future. He feels that having creativity (music and the arts) in the educational curriculum is just as important as literacy, math and science and that educators should treat it the same as the core subjects. Students lose their creativity when they are told at a young age that they are wrong because they don’t ever want to make another mistake again. When a child is growing up they don't care that they are wrong. Now, when a child is told that they are doing something wrong they don't ever want to make another mistake ever again. This in turn will cause...
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...thought that business people do not and should not care about anything other than maximizing profit; otherwise they are not good business people. But now, especially after I encouraged myself to take some business courses at school (Business Ethics in particular), I am embarrassed to have to admit this because I realized that I was totally ignorant and biased to have such negative impressions on all the business people. According to Chimamanda Adichie’s words, I have been “reading a single story”. (Adichie, 2009) I found Adichie’s speech was a mind-blower to me. I have always considered myself to be more considerate and knowledgeable than others who are about my age and have similar amount of experience as I do. Even so, whenever people talk about Africa, poverty and epidemic of certain diseases always come into my mind first. I even tried to rationalize my opinion by searching for data from my limited book selections, which I realized later that I was merely using particular cases to generalize the whole, just as how unfairly I judged all business people. I also realized that I was caught up into the overconfidence cognitive bias by considering myself as more considerate and knowledgeable than my peers. It is lucky for me that I understand now how dangerous rationalization is and how difficult it is to avoid it...
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