Discussion question response 24

My favorite speech was the second one, the informative one. I liked this one because I really liked the topic, Tae Kwon Do. I also really enjoyed learning the history of the sport and its origins. One of the other things that I liked about the speech was that I felt a little more comfortable with the faces in the class and had a better feel for the classroom itself. But over all I felt that the way that I had set up the speech and how the speech seemed to flow was the reason that I liked the second speech.

Discussion question response 23

I the topic of home schooling has come up in discussion in my high school classes a lot. In my opinion is that though home schooling is effective, but the student looses the chance to learn the complexities of a social network and discourse with his or her peers which is just as important as school work. My opinion aside I think that Dixie (pro home schooling) would not have connected with the audience like Robert (con home schooling) would have. Her voice seemed kind of emotionless in comparison to Roberts. Another thing I saw was Dixie's eyes darted around a lot but I can’t comment on Roberts because of the camera position.

Discussion question response 22

One of the sections that caught my attention was the one on after dinner speeches. In a few weeks I have to give a toast for my cousin’s wedding. I don’t really know if that counts as an “after-dinner speech” but I thought that was the closest. Though I still have like 5 weeks left to write what I am going to say but this section gave me a lot of help deciding what to say. For example keeping the conversation light and make somewhat comical. It also the section helped me kind of get a topic for my “speech”.

Discussion question response 21

I haven’t really haven’t had to persuade anyone to do something recently. But there was one “debate” I had with my mom about a philosophical statement. If tree falls in the middle of a forest and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound? Me being a “nerd” I went with the point of view that if two dense objects like a tree and the ground collide in a medium like air they will make a sound but my mom on the other hand did not. She still maintains that a sound is something a person hears and nothing more. I tried to convince her using logic and the science but my mom being very stubborn had none of it.

Discussion question response 20

The three main points in my speech are first the benefits for those who are in dire pain and the medicinal benefits. The second point I will try to make would be to talk about the possible tax income that could be generated from the taxation of the drug. And finial I would try to make the point that if the drug is not legalized that there is a high possibility that it could cause a major drug trafficking. I thought that I would try to persuade the audience by talking about the benefits for those with cancer and the economical benefits.

Discussion question response 19

The section that caught my eye was the one on “the Ethics of Persuasive Speaking”. My speech topic is the legalization of marijuana; some would consider this to be some what of a touchy subject on account of the fact that the united state has a strict drug policy. The section reminded me that when I am writing my speech I should really pay attention to the way I am presenting the data. I should really try to make the more effective by really trying to push the good things and try not to mention the drawbacks. Another thing that I thing is even more impotent that content a persuasive speech in my opinion is the way you present it.

Discussion question response 18

You could say that I am constantly being persuaded to do something. For example TV commercials, they try to persuade me to buy things. Also my friends may try to persuade me that Superman is better than batman when Batman is clearly the better choice. Nevertheless everybody is inundated with persuasive messages on a daily basis. But I am pretty sure if you pay attention you could get some tricks to make your speech more persuasive. Another perk to learning the “secrets” of persuasion is catching the little things people do to mask the faults in their product or logic.