Robb Willer starts appealing to logos talking about studies about how the gap between the left and the right is growing. He establishes his credibility by talking about the conversation with his students in his lab which makes him seem more credible. He makes an analogy that the polarization of political thinking is like a zombie apocalypse. He references patterns found in studies. He references his own study on the morals that each side holds. He goes through what the study did and what the results were which appeals to ethos. He uses visual aids that show quotes of the test subjects were required to read as well as to show the results of the tests. He provides the problem and then provides a solution to the problem. He also provides a call to action to put the country back together. His tone turns from informative to pleading for a change.
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Stephanie Busari presents the story of Hadiza which appeals to the reader's sense of pathos. She establishes her own credibility by talking about her experience as a reporter. Appeals to pathos when she is talking about the people who were taking and the video of them that she showed the mothers. The speaker presents a call to action telling the audience that they are the ones who need to ask questions about news in order to prevent fake news from spreading. She uses repetition when talking about the consequences about the spread of fake news.
Karim Abouelnaga establishes his credibility on the subject by opening with his experience of growing up poor. Appeals to logos by giving the statistics of his high school’s graduation rate. He appeals to ethos by talking about how people who overcame adversities are the ones who should be fixing them. He gives the statistic that students forget 3 months of their education followed by 2 months of reteaching resulting in 5 wasted months of education per year. The speaker talks about how many students and teachers he helped, appealing to ethos and logos. The speaker presents a call to action asking that people work to prevent the loss of education over the summer by making a more enjoyable summer school.
Amy Green opens with an appeal to pathos by talking about her son’s brain tumor. She gives a good background of her story began. She constantly uses pathos when talking about how her son grew up and how her family grew with him emotionally. She uses repetition when she introduces the video game. She offers different perspectives of what people think when people play the game. Appeals to ethos when giving a description of how she created the game. This is the absolute saddest video I have ever watched and is definitely worth the 10 minutes( not part of the analysis but just needed to be said). I both regret and am happy that i clicked on this video.
Sangu Delle establishes his credibility by talking about his struggles with mental health. He appeals to pathos by talking about the stigma surrounding mental health and how he felt bad about having problems. The author includes humor in his speaking in order to make the audience more comfortable when talking about the sensitive subject. The authors main audience is people in Africa who suffer from mental health problems. He appeals to pathos again when he compares the treatment of a pneumonia to depression. The speaker appeals to logos by quoting a well known source on the definition of mental health. The speaker then quotes a statistic that 75% of mental illness patients are found in low income countries. The speaker uses visuals to exemplify what he is talking about. Appeals to logos by quoting a study about what people thought causes depression.
Michael Botticelli immediately starts his time on the stage by appealing to pathos in an attempt to draw the audience to his words by talking about his struggles as a child with a family riddled with addiction. His topic is addiction so he appeals to ethos by talking about his own struggles with addiction to alcohol. Appeals to logos by giving the statistic “ in 2014 28000 people died of prescription drug and heroin overdoses”. Michael Botticelli draws a parallel between the AIDS epidemic to the drug epidemic we have today. The speaker uses repetition when talking about his involvement with the names project. He uses sarcasm to lighten the mood of comments made about his past during the confirmation process. He uses repetition to emphasize the fact that addiction is the one disease that isn’t likely to receive treatment.
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