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Unit 5 - Discussion 2

Unit 5 - Discussion 2

Q Strategies for Persuasion Reading: Read the following article. https://ideas.ted.com/before-your-next-presentation-or-speech-heres-the-first-thing-you-must-think-about/ (Links to an external site.) In your initial response (Due by Thursday): 1. Choose one of the three types of appeals discussed in the article. Find an example that uses your type of persuasive appeal and provide a link or upload a photo of your example. 2. Briefly describe your example and why you believe it is either an appeal to ethos (ethics), pathos (emotion), or logos (logic). 3. Explain when your chosen type of appeal is appropriate and when it is not; 4. Describe the ethical issues involved in using your type of appeal; 5. Give an example of how your chosen type of appeal could be used unethically to sway an audience. In your responses to your peers’ initial postings, (Due Sunday night): • Engage in discussion about the comments your classmates have made. • Suggest questions to ask to avoid unethical uses of persuasive appeal.

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1. Logical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiKtZgImdlYLinks to an external site. 2. My clip is from 1964 when Civil Rights Leader Malcom X spoke of the realization that African Americans should have civil rights and it shouldn't have to be a political decision, it should just be that way logically speaking. 3. Logical appeal is appropriate when you're attempting to convey a reasonable point. Logical speaking would not be appropriate when you are speaking on an emotion directed topic.