...Speech 1A Speech to Inform 1. Introduction A. Opening Device: Good Evening ladies and Gentlemen I want to talk to you about one of the fastest growing crimes in America that has affected millions of Americans. Please raise your hand if you carry a wallet or a purse. Now raise your hand if you have a credit card or a social security number, everyone here today is at risk for identity theft. B. Thesis Statement: Today I will inform you about Identity Theft C. Preview of Main Points: In doing so, I will talk to you about 1) reducing your risk, 2) early detection, 3) How to act quickly. II. Body A. Identity theft is defined as an illegal use of someone’s information in order to obtain money or credit in the Webster’s Dictionary. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as 10 million Americans have their Identities stolen each year. 1. Shred your financial documents and paperwork with personal information before you discard them, don’t carry your social security card in your wallet. 2. When using the internet never click on links sent in unsolicited emails instead, type in a Web address you know. Use firewalls, anti-spyware, and anti-virus software to protect your home computer, Visit OnGuardOnline.gov for more information. 3. Don’t use obvious passwords like your date of birth or mother maiden name or the last four digits of your social security number. Keep your personal information in secure place at home, especially if you...
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...Name: Instructor: Course: Date: How Old Major Uses Language Purposively to Persuade the Listeners in his Speech Introduction In the introductory chapter of the allegorical fable, ‘Animal Farm,’ written by George Orwell in 1945, the first paragraph presents an attractive welcome into the satirical masterpiece. In spirit to augment the trending prospects of the schools of thought and the political ideologies, the author settles on animal characters to help present his views in the catchy story. Old Major is the twelve-year-old boar, the most respected animal, and the major character in the chapter. He enjoys the loyalty of the other animals, especially their regular assembly for his custom speeches. Indeed, the allegiance is not with respect to age alone, but mainly the ability to hold the audience and grab their attention amid profound linguistic skills. It is equally significant to comprehend that the primary reason for the speech was to persuade his “comrades” to understand the need to rebel against humans. It was, therefore, his obligation to possess the full attention of the audience throughout the session. Hence, this paper uncovers fundamental language concepts that he employed in his speech to keep the listeners’ attention glued to him. Indeed, Old Major’s listeners would follow every sentence of his address due to the outstanding oratory and persuasive techniques he employs in almost each of them. The techniques involves the use of emotional language, repetitions...
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...The Best Way to Persuade: Fear “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, by Jonathan Edwards, is a speech that attempts to persuade individuals to join the Puritan movement. Edwards aims the speech towards everyone who is a part of the Puritan village and also those who are not. To sway the audience, Edwards uses a wrathful and intimidating tone. Jonathan Edwards believed that if you did not give your life to God then you would face God’s wrath. Edwards uses imagery and metaphors to persuade his audience to join the Puritan movement. Edwards, undoubtedly, uses imagery to persuade and affect his audience. Multiple times throughout his speech Edwards attempts to intimidate the audience using negative imagery. An example of this is, “There are black clouds of God’s wrath now hanging directly over your heads, full of the dreadful storm, and big with thunder;” (Edwards). Edwards uses negative imagery to intimidate his audience to give their lives to God. He is telling his audience that God can strike his wrath at any point in time, which almost forces people to give themselves to God. Edwards paints a vivid image using thunder and clouds to scare the people and portray God as a...
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...both a “Prescriptivist” and “Descriptivist” point of view. MacNeil ultimately sides with the latter and persuades his audience of Americans reluctant to language-change to accept, or at least recognize regional dialects other than their own. He uses historical illustrations to show how language has changed in the past, expert opinions to validate his arguments, and appeals to pride to his American audience. MacNeil uses these rhetorical choices to effectively persuade his audience of reluctant Americans to at least acknowledge, if not accept, other ways of speaking English in America. Since much of MacNeil’s argument is about how language has changed in the past to become more diverse by region, using historical illustrations is an effective way to show how language has always been evolving. By referring to instances in the past where language changed for the better, MacNeil can persuade his reluctant audience to change because it is not a new idea and has worked before and therefore can work again. For example...
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...as he intently listens to the “inspiring” speech given by the Fuhrer, also known as Adolf Hitler, or to some as a vicious beast who snatched their lives right before their eyes. Fascinated by the words of the Fuhrer, the boy grew up being persuaded by Hitler’s bad intentions, his horrific ideas being engraved in the boy’s mind like initials in a tree. His mind being brainwashed by Hitler resulted in the boy becoming a powerful Nazi in the concentration camp of Auschwitz, the largest of all Nazi camps because of its size and large number of lives lost within the walls of this death camp. This shows that Hitler and others persuasive tactics guided by bad intentions lead to bad outcomes. Persuasion often involves manipulating other people, and for this reason many find the exercise...
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...African Americans were not allowed to join the Union forces, so they were being discriminated, and there were still slaves in the south. When Alfred M. Green delivered his speech in April of 1861, he looked past the bad and was able to persuade his audience of African Americans to join the Union forces in the Civil War. He was able to persuade his audience by establishing ethos, pathos, and kairos, constructing his speech in a parallel manner, and alluding to famous historic events and people. Before even...
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...discourse community. Both Martin Luther King and The Riot Grrrls use rhetoric as the power to persuade their audience to stand up against the abuse that people face in their daily bases by connecting with them. America has always struggled with the problem of racism. However, the problem that we currently see, such as “Make America great again” Another problem that America and the rest of the world are dealing with is feminism....
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...Jonathan Edwards’s Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God speech and Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention” have many differences in the way the speakers portray religion to their advantage, and striking similarities in how they use religious views to persuade their audience. Edwards begins his speech by explaining God’s wrath, and how all Christians are held in the “hand” of God over the pit of hell. From the beginning of his speech, he uses this imagery to instill the fear of burning in hell eternally. Edwards then continues to add panic within the audience as he conveys that “The devil is waiting for them, hell gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them and would swallow them up” (5-7). The usage of imagery pushes these...
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...think that we still use Aristotle's rhetoric, Roughly 300 BC is when Aristotle created the rhetoric and we still use his ideas today. Aristotle's work is believed to be the first known contribution to persuasion. Robert F. Kennedy’s Speech Following the Death of Martin Luther King Jr. was altogether very persuasive, his use of ethos logos and pathos was superb. RFK and Mlk were both firm believers that nonviolence was the most effective form of civil disobedience. Robert F. Kennedy’s Speech Following the Death of Martin Luther King Jr. was altogether very persuasive, his use of ethos logos and pathos was superb. Mr. Kennedy’s use of Ethos in his speech helped build his trustworthiness to the audience. RFK told a personal story about his brother being shot, it was the first time that he...
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...1861, the first month of the Civil War, Alfred M. Green gave a speech in Philadelphia. The goal was to persuade African Americans to prepare to enlist in the Army. He also used his platform to talk about the unfair ways the African Americans were being treated, not only in the South but also in the North. Green had to use a few different methods to persuade African Americans to enlist in the Army, while also speaking about the issues for which they had to deal. Green's main persuasive point is reminding his fellow African Americans what the United States was founded on “freedom, and of civil and religious toleration.”. By reminding his audience of the American ideology, Green hopes this convinces them of their need to go to war...
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...Reagan’s Methods of Persuasion in “A Time for Choosing” In 1964, Ronald Reagan gave his famous “A Time for Choosing” speech as endorsement for Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. Despite Barry Goldwater losing the election, Reagan’s speech stands out as one of the most influential speeches in American history. In the speech, Reagan uses many persuasive methods which cause this vast influence. Reagan most effectively persuades his audience through use of appeal to logic, appeal to ethics and credibility, and appeal to emotion. Reagan appeals to the logic of his audience to persuade them of his ideas. In the speech, Reagan uses many statistics, historical examples, factual data, and overall common sense to coerce voters to vote...
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...Oral Exam in English Persuasive Speech Proposal by Adrielle Joy M. Anyayahan Speech Topic: K-Pop Speech Title: General Purpose Statement: To persuade Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience to be open-minded in listening to K-Pop Central Idea Statement: To persuade my audience not to prejudge, criticize, and stereotype K-Pop and help them appreciate and listen to K-Pop by explaining what it is and its concepts, its beauty and differences from other genres, and musical uniqueness Planned Introduction: (enters the stage listening to music) … Oh! Good afternoon, classmates and Ma’am Amonggo! I just downloaded a new song in my phone and it had been on my playlist since last night. I do this whenever I come to love a song I just listened to. You already knew that music is one of my passions; everything about music interests me. The song I had downloaded last night is entitled ________ by ________. Yes, I know what you are thinking. It is K-Pop. Planned Main Points: 1. Prejudgments and Criticisms about K-Pop 2. Why K-Pop is Being Judged? 3. Concept of K-pop 4. Beauty of K-Pop Planned Conclusion: As much as we welcome American and Japanese songs, I also want everyone to welcome Korean songs. Just imagine it as another foreign song, it was just sang in Korean language. Thank you very much! Terms needed for the speech: * * K-Pop * Girl group and boy group * Leader * Lead and Main Vocal * Lead and Main Rapper * Lead...
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...1961, the given speech, was given by John F. Kennedy. Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration, 50 Years On, the given essay, was written by Eleanor Clift and included the memories, given from the friends and family of John F. Kennedy, of the inauguration. The three components of the activity have mainly similar styles each of which gives their own perspective and contrasting techniques to portray the inauguration of JFK. The first article was a speech for the inauguration, the second was telling of the details people didn’t see, and the photograph showed what people wouldn’t get from a simple composition and let people study all the...
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...Community College. I am currently enrolled in a speech class. In this speech class, we were required to present a persuasive speech. This fourteenth of November, I evaluated a speech given by a classmate, Karina Cervantes. Ms. Cervantes chose to speak about Electronic Distractions while driving. My evaluation of her speech will determine its effectiveness. If the speaker hopes to give an effective speech, they must know how to choose a topic. Topic selection is an important element to giving a successful speech. In selecting a topic, the speaker should be required in knowing the audience’s likes and dislikes. Doing so should help the speaker catch the audience’s attention. As mentioned before, Ms. Cervantes chose Electronic Distractions while driving as her topic. Ms. Cervantes spoke about the dangers of being distracted while driving. She was able to provide both problems and solutions of her topic. Her speech was sturdy as she gave her own real life experience, and consequences that appeared within. Being organized while preparing and giving a speech helps both the speaker and the audience. To have an organized speaker helps the audience maintain the information more clearly. An organize speech not only looks professional, but also helps the speaker follow a guide. Ms. Cervantes followed a guideline and organized her speech dividing it in sections. Her introduction had an exceptional attention getter. Starting off her speech with the words, “Could you imagine your life changing...
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...Elizabeth Ann Armstrong Course Speech (27 WEB 201108) Test Quiz 3 Started 8/29/11 3:09 PM Submitted 8/29/11 3:14 PM Status Completed Score 17 out of 20 points Time Elapsed 4 minutes. Instructions Answer questions. Question 1 .1 out of 1 points Reggie had a speech to prepare. He selected a topic, did his research, and sat down to draft the speech. He outlined the main points first and added the introduction and conclusion later. Is this a "textbook" way to organize a speech? Answer Selected Answer: Yes; your text suggests to start with the body of the speech first, then go back and draft the intro. Correct Answer: Yes; your text suggests to start with the body of the speech first, then go back and draft the intro. . Question 2 .1 out of 1 points The primary objective of class lectures, seminars, and workshops is to Answer Selected Answer: inform. Correct Answer: inform. . Question 3 .1 out of 1 points When you inform, which of the following do you accomplish? Answer Selected Answer: all of the above Correct Answer: all of the above . Question 4 .0 out of 1 points If the central idea is "There are three ways to interpret the stock-market page of your local newspaper," and you organize the speech into three parts, which method are you using to generate the main ideas? Answer Selected Answer: all of the above Correct Answer: logical divisions . Question 5 .1...
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