10/01/07 BR- Analyze the quote that I handed you. What do you think it means?

1. 10/01/07BR- Analyze the quote that I handed you. What do you think it means? Keep this quote until the en of the year and I’ll give you 50 points

2. Get out your homework. Exchange your list with one person. Take 2 minutes each to discuss what you liked or disliked about the other person’s list.

3. Persuasive Speech #1 (100) pts In this assignment you be delivering your first persuasive speech. It will be your job to attempt to establish a proposition through a series of premises. In other words, select an issue and convince us that your stance on the issue is correct. You may use note cards but may not read from your paper.

4. What Will I Be Looking For? Is the issue clearly stated? Is the speaker’s position clear? Do they state reasons(premises) for holding this position? Does the speaker use ethos, pathos and logos? Are these premises logical Does the speaker use inductive or deductive arguments? Is the speakers position clear? Does the speaker’s argument contain logical fallacies? Are the speaker’s arguments based on fact, opinion, generalization or suspect sources?

5. What else? Does the speech last approximately 5 minutes? Does the speaker stand and convey ethos? Do they attempt to make a connection with the audience (eye contact, emotion) Does the speaker read from the paper? Does the speaker seemed prepared or practiced?

6. You are free to select the issue that is important to you (this time..) But you will be required to find some data to back up your arguments. Part of your grade will be based on how you listen to other people’s presentations.

7. Persuasive speeches will begin on Monday, October 8. You will sign up for a day and a specific spot. EVERYONE will give their speech. If you are not prepared on the day of your speech REGARDLESS OF EXCUSE, your grade on the project will be reduced by 50%.

8. Have you seen this before? Giving a speech is a lot like writing an essay

9. How to do it? (part 1) Introduce your topic: • get the audience hooked • state your proposition • preview your arguments • Lay out the structure

10. How to do it? (part 2) Argue your points: • Argument #1 • Evidence.. • Argument #2 • Evidence.. • Argument #3 • Evidence..

11. How to do it? (part 3) Summarize: • State your proposition • Remind them of arguments and evidence • Leave with an impact

12. Questions..

13. Is Stem Cell Research Ethical? • Is Cosmetic Surgery teaching a good Self Image to Youngsters? • Is Euthanasia (Mercy Killing) the best alternative? • Do Video Games or Movies promote violence? • Why should I pay Income Tax? Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers? • Should children be given sex education in schools, or should this be the responsibility of the parents? • Should the state fund schools run by particular faiths? • Should schools require their students to wear a school uniform? • Are beauty contests harmful? • Should Physical Education in schools be compulsory? • Should parents be held morally and legally responsible for the actions/needs of their children? • Should young people be subjected to curfews as a way to reduce crime? • Should doctors be allowed to prescribe contraception for girls under the age of 16? • Is physical force a justifiable method of punishing children? • Should governments be sending people into space? • Should governments negotiate with terrorists? • Can terrorism ever be justified? • Should negative advertising in political campaigns be banned? • Should governments censor material on the world wide web? • Should the government censor lyrics of songs that are violent or expletive, for example “gangsta” rap? • Does television have a negative influence on society? • Should flag burning as a form of protest be prohibited?

14. Should the state be fully privatized? • Should ‘factory farming’ be banned? • Is it morally acceptable to experiment on non-human animals to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings? • Should we be trying to prevent species becoming extinct? If so, why? • Should the present international ban on trading elephant ivory be lifted? • Should the international ban on the hunting of whales be lifted? • Should we ban the keeping of animals in zoos? • Should we ban the keeping of animals in circuses? • Should acts of hate be criminalized? • What acts should be considered hate crimes? • Is it correct for university authorities to ban hate speech? • Should schools be allowed to teach creationism alongside evolution as part of their science curriculum? • Should examinations be replaced with other forms of assessment? • Should school students face mandatory drug-tests? • Should continued office for public officials be dependent on (successfully) taking a drug test? • Should HIV positive workers have to tell their employers of their status? • Should sex offenders be named and shamed? • Can the assassination of a dictator be justified?

15. Should assisted suicide be legalized? • Should we legalize the sale of human organs? • Should the numbers of women in the legislature be raised artificially? • Should mothers stay at home to raise their children? • Should prostitution be legalized? • Should the morning-after pill be banned? • Should popular consumerist images of women be banned because they are violent? • Should cell phone use in cars be banned? • Should gambling be legalized and regulated? • Should the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport be legalized? • Are sport really good for us? • Are professional sports for society? • What else..

16. Exit Slip - 5 Pts Select your issue for the persuasive speech Write 3 arguments in favor of your opinion These should be 3 things that you feel strongly about.. For example: The Death Penalty is wrong 1. Its cruel 2. Its unfair 3. Its racist